About Sandra
Sandra Alicea is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She is a Florida LCSW with 30 years of experience working with adults through painful transitions and persistent worry. Sandra focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She listens closely and helps clients name what matters most. Conversations aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
Her work also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, and the aftereffects of trauma or disasters. She supports people dealing with guilt, shame, loneliness, or challenges connected to being a woman. Sandra uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace.
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and test new ways of acting. Mindfulness practices are offered to steady attention and calm intense feelings. Sessions are straightforward and goal focused.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier moods, and skills that fit into daily life. People who want guidance and a collaborative approach find her practical and steady.
Approaches that translate to online care
Sandra offers client-centered work that puts the person's needs and goals first. This approach means sessions follow the client’s pace and focus on what feels most important to them in the moment.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps spot patterns of thinking that deepen anxiety or low mood. It uses small, practical experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can be practiced between sessions.
Mindfulness methods teach simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These tools are useful for calming intense feelings and returning attention to present tasks.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans can be adjusted as progress is tracked and priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people fit sessions into work breaks, avoid travel time, or choose shorter check-ins by message when that is more practical. The variety of formats also makes it easier to practice homework and stay connected between meetings.
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- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English