Therapist profile
Sandra Sunter, LMHC
Florida
Florida LMHC - Grief and Life Changes
Continue with SandraWhere Sandra stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH2470
- NPI
- 1063966232
- Experience
- 37 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Codependency patterns
- Caregiver stress
- Self-esteem work
About Sandra
Sandra Sunter is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 37 years of professional experience. She helps people facing grief, loss, depression, life changes, caregiver stress, and issues with motivation and self-esteem. Sandra also works with those coping with serious illness, end-of-life concerns, and substance-related struggles.
She uses straightforward, person-focused methods to help people name what feels hard and make practical shifts. Sessions emphasize talking through feelings and testing small changes that can feel manageable. Her style aims to reduce shame and increase clarity about what someone wants to do next.
Sandra draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She mixes skills work with exploration of values so people can try new behaviors that line up with what matters to them. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are used when they fit the situation.
Her work includes many relationship-related concerns without offering couples or family therapy formats. She supports people dealing with communication problems, codependency patterns, family of origin issues, and the emotional fallout of divorce and separation. Trauma, anger, eating-related issues, bipolar mood challenges, and LGBT concerns are also within her practice focus.
Sessions are offered in English and based in Florida. Sandra’s approach tends toward practical steps and steady pacing, aimed at helping people build routines and skills they can use between sessions.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them and then take small steps that match their values. It is useful for people stuck in people-pleasing or living around someone else’s moods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that fuel codependency.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust what’s used based on what proves helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, limit travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people access consistent support while managing caregiving, illness, or fluctuating schedules.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
37+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with grief, depression, anxiety, and life-change challenges. Additional areas include caregiver stress, codependency patterns, eating issues, and bipolar-related concerns.
How would she approach people-pleasing or boundary struggles?
She uses practical tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and CBT to clarify values and practice small boundary changes. Work focuses on testing new behaviors and noticing what helps over time.
How much experience does the counselor have?
She has 37 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices out of Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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