About Magalis
Magalis Sandoval is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions. Parents and individuals often find her practical and direct in addressing everyday struggles.
She began working in human services in 2006 and moved into clinical and addiction work in 2007. Over the years she has supported people coming out of residential substance programs and survivors of domestic violence.
How Magalis works
That background shaped a focus on helping people make concrete changes in their lives. Magalis uses simple tools people can try between sessions. She draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person’s pace and priorities.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns, and incorporates mindfulness practices to reduce anxiety and improve focus. She has additional experience addressing anger through specialized anger management work. That helps people learn skills to manage strong feelings in healthier ways.
She also works with issues like grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, and life transitions. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Scheduling follows her listed hours, and she typically replies to messages within one business day.
Her practice is based in Florida and she holds the FL LCSW credential.
Magalis lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Magalis works with
The areas below are the ones Magalis selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Magalis commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities so sessions stay relevant to what matters right now. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce symptoms.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help reduce stress and build attention. Mindfulness exercises are simple practices you can do between sessions to notice thoughts and calm the body. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; she collaborates with each person to pick methods that suit their goals, pace, and preferences rather than imposing a single style.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face interaction for deeper work, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging supports quick check-ins and flexible communication. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to keep progress moving between appointments.
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