About Magalis
Magalis Sandoval greets visitors with a calm, practical approach. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in Florida with 14 years of clinical experience. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to help people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and related concerns.
She began working in human services in 2006 and moved into mental health and addiction work in 2011. Early roles included work with at-risk youth, survivors of domestic violence, and residential substance-abuse programs.
Background and approach
Those experiences shaped a straightforward, outcome-focused style that values small, doable steps. In sessions she focuses on the links between thinking and behavior. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting.
She also brings mindfulness practices to calm the body and ground attention during moments of distress. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolbox for people facing addiction or big life changes. Solution-focused strategies are used to identify practical next steps when clients want quick, targeted change.
She also offers anger management work for those wanting healthier responses to strong feelings. Magalis provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Scheduling follows a matching and booking process where people select the Start Therapy button, complete a short questionnaire, and arrange sessions based on availability.
Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person rather than labels. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters most, and building goals together so clients feel heard and in control. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, understanding presence while sorting out difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating struggles because it breaks problems into specific patterns that can be changed with practice.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily realities to decide which methods to use. This happens collaboratively and can shift over time as needs change.
Online formats offer clear practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interactions. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, and quick coping tools between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish