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Sandra Sunter, LMHC

  • Experience37 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasGrief, Self esteem, and Depression
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Sandra

Sandra Sunter is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 37 years of clinical experience who draws on compassionate, client-centered care to help people navigate loss, life transitions, and ongoing emotional challenges.

Background and approach

She combines person-focused listening with practical therapeutic tools to support clients facing grief, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and trauma-related issues.

Her approach blends Internal Family Systems work with evidence-informed techniques such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness practices to address problems ranging from compassion fatigue and caregiving stress to eating struggles, bipolar mood challenges, and chronic illness adaptation.

Sandra emphasizes collaboration and creates a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored and new coping strategies can be developed. Clients seeking support for family-of-origin concerns, communication problems, divorce and separation, or the emotional impacts of cancer and aging may find her experience useful.

Holding the credential LMHC (Florida license MH2470), she helps people build motivation, increase confidence, and move toward meaningful change at a pace that fits their needs.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches into Online Care

Online sessions with Sandra can draw on Internal Family Systems to help clients understand and relate to different internal parts, fostering compassion for conflicting thoughts and feelings. This approach can be helpful for people wrestling with grief, shame, or inner conflict by creating a framework for inner dialogue.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her practice and focuses on clarifying values, building psychological flexibility, and learning practical ways to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful action. ACT tends to be useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, adjusting techniques over time based on what proves most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or access care from home. These formats support consistent work on coping skills, emotion regulation, and behavioral change while accommodating different comfort levels with technology and communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Sandra commonly address?
Sandra works with a wide range of concerns including grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, eating and anger issues, bipolar challenges, and caregiver or chronic illness stress.
What is Sandra's therapeutic style and approach?
She uses a client-centered stance combined with Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness techniques to tailor support to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She brings 37 years of professional experience working with individuals facing life changes, grief, caregiving burdens, and long-term health or mood concerns.
What are Sandra's credentials and where is she based?
Sandra is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH2470 and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Services are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

GriefSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersAnger managementBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

37+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English