Sandra Rico, LMHC

Sandra Rico is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 16 years of clinical experience. She creates an affirming, compassionate space where people can talk about relationships, identity, and everyday struggles. Sandra speaks English and Spanish and aims to meet clients where they are.

Her practice focuses on clear, practical work. She helps people notice and change thought patterns and daily habits that get in the way. Sessions often include talking through relationship and family concerns, managing anxiety or stress, coping with grief, and addressing substance use and mood concerns.

Sandra uses several well-known approaches to guide therapy. Client-Centered Therapy helps center a person’s own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques help with grounding and managing difficult emotions.

She also brings Motivational Interviewing to conversations about change and recovery, and Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their life stories. These methods are adapted to each person’s needs rather than applied the same way for everyone.

People come to Sandra for many concerns, including parenting stress, intimacy and sexual identity questions, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma, and eating or sleep difficulties. She also works with issues such as abandonment, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, and recovery from domestic violence.

Sandra encourages straightforward goals and small, realistic steps. If you want to explore how thoughts and everyday habits affect your life, she will work with you to find useful, practical changes.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on each person's goals and values, making space for what matters most to the individual. It helps people feel heard and decide the direction of their work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and grounding exercises to reduce reactivity and manage stress.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and try approaches that fit. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the plan stays useful and relevant.

Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, since it can reduce travel time and allow appointments during breaks or between errands. It can also let people choose shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require being on camera, depending on what the therapist offers. Talk with the therapist about practical scheduling needs and any accommodations that would help make sessions work for everyday routines.