Raquel Aspuru, LCSW

Raquel Aspuru is an LCSW who brings a down-to-earth style to therapy. She aims to make sessions feel straightforward and practical. Raquel focuses on helping people take the first steps toward feeling better and more capable. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.

Raquel centers sessions on respect, kindness, and acceptance. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps set simple, achievable goals. In sessions she uses conversational techniques to talk through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, and life changes. She also addresses concerns such as addiction, sleep and eating issues, caregiving strain, and aging and geriatric issues.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration. Raquel draws on client-centered methods to follow each person’s lead. She pairs that with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work when helpful. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing ideas are used to build motivation and steady mood.

With five years of experience, Raquel aims to make therapy feel manageable. She supports people dealing with trauma, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other issues. She also helps those facing career stress, attachment questions, abandonment worries, and blended family challenges.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy flow. Sessions are structured around the person’s goals and may include brief skills practice, problem-solving, and planning for day-to-day changes. Raquel works to empower people toward clearer next steps and better coping.

How her approaches shape online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s goals. In practice this means sessions focus on what matters most to the client and build plans from their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered conversation, CBT techniques, mindfulness exercises, or a mix fits best. Goals, preferences, and everyday demands guide that choice so the plan matches real life.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since formats were not specified in the basic profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commutes, or allow for a quicker check-in during a workday. They also let people use mindfulness practice and brief skills work between meetings, helping change carry over into daily routines. Licensed professionals will discuss practical scheduling and format options when you begin the matching process.