Sandra Treston, LMHC

Sandra Treston supports adults who are ready to pursue a more satisfying and balanced life. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and views difficult moments as invitations to learn, adjust, and leave behind unhelpful patterns. Rather than offering quick fixes, she works collaboratively with people to explore what they want to change and to build practical steps toward that vision.

Sandra is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), a professional credential that indicates she is authorized to provide mental health counseling in Florida. With 15 years of experience across multiple settings, she brings an open-minded, nonjudgmental, and compassionate presence to therapy. Her practice is strength-based, focusing on clients' existing resources and capacities while introducing skills and strategies to manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, addiction, relationship difficulties, and other life challenges listed in her specialties.

In sessions she aims to provide support, encouragement, and a clear plan of action that aligns with each person’s goals. Sandra partners with clients to help them rediscover resilience, increase self-awareness, and move toward the life they want. She looks forward to working with new clients who are ready to take the next step.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, clarify personal values, and take committed steps toward a meaningful life. It can be helpful for stress, anxiety, depression, and situations that require making lasting changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that reinforce distress and teaching concrete skills to shift those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, coping with life changes, and managing impulsive or unhelpful habits.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship that supports clients in finding their own solutions and building self-trust. This approach can be especially useful for issues such as self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief, and exploring life purpose.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Sandra collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Sessions with a licensed professional can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and schedule sessions around work, family, and other responsibilities.