About Carlos
Carlos Sierra is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker with 32 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and ADHD. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use in everyday life.
Carlos believes each person knows their own story. He looks for strengths clients already have and builds on them. Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps, not jargon or long lectures.
Background and approach
In the therapy room he uses evidence-based approaches to address mood, motivation, and behavior. That can include strategies to handle cravings, techniques to calm anxiety, and tools to improve focus and organization. He also helps people work through relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and career stress.
Carlos has supported people facing immigration stress, prejudice and discrimination, infidelity, and multicultural concerns. He also works with those coping with process addictions and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. His long experience includes helping people navigate major life changes and burnout.
People who start with him can expect a collaborative process. He listens first, then helps set realistic goals and practical homework. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging for convenience.
Approaches and online care that focus on skills
Evidence-based techniques Carlos commonly uses include behavioral strategies that break tasks into small, doable steps and help build routines. These methods help with focus, motivation, and managing ADHD-related challenges by offering concrete planning and practice techniques.He also employs cognitive approaches that help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different, more helpful ways of thinking. This can reduce anxiety and improve mood by changing how situations are interpreted and responded to.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist listens to your goals and daily routine, then suggests techniques to try. Progress is reviewed and plans are adjusted based on what works for you in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep a steady therapy rhythm while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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