Carmen Gomez Abreu, LCSW
Compassionate guidance for life transitions
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- 30 years experience
- English and Spanish
- Florida LCSW
About Carmen
Carmen Gomez Abreu is a Florida licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of practice supporting people through major life changes. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, and shifts in relationships or career direction. Carmen offers help in both English and Spanish and aims to make conversations clear and down to earth.
Her style is collaborative and warm. Sessions focus on building self-understanding, practical coping skills, and steady routines that fit day-to-day life. She uses straightforward tools to manage overwhelming feelings and improve communication with others.
Over three decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses matters like abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and body image. Her experience includes supporting people through aging and complex co-morbid conditions.
Carmen integrates several evidence-informed approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, attachment-focused ideas to improve connections, and acceptance-based strategies to make space for difficult emotions. Dialectical and client-centered methods also shape her clear, practical sessions.
People who choose Carmen can expect a down-to-earth partnership. She helps set realistic goals, practices concrete skills in session, and reviews progress over time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Her style is collaborative and warm. Sessions focus on building self-understanding, practical coping skills, and steady routines that fit day-to-day life. She uses straightforward tools to manage overwhelming feelings and improve communication with others.
Over three decades she has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses matters like abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and body image. Her experience includes supporting people through aging and complex co-morbid conditions.
Carmen integrates several evidence-informed approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, attachment-focused ideas to improve connections, and acceptance-based strategies to make space for difficult emotions. Dialectical and client-centered methods also shape her clear, practical sessions.
People who choose Carmen can expect a down-to-earth partnership. She helps set realistic goals, practices concrete skills in session, and reviews progress over time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
How Carmen’s approaches translate to online work
Carmen uses a few different approaches that fit well with guided conversations and skill practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches people to notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and to choose actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they relate to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carmen will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together she and the client decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new issues appear.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find virtual sessions helpful for fitting therapy into a busy week, shortening commute time, and making it easier to attend regular check-ins or follow-up visits. Therapists can guide skill practice during a session, coach through stressful moments, and set small tasks to try between meetings to build real-world change.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carmen commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, career questions, and midlife transitions among many other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and empathetic, focusing on practical skills, clearer thinking, and improving relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What credential does Carmen hold and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LCSW and provides services based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carmen?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.