How Alba works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alba
Alba Perez Smith is a licensed independent clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people make manageable steps forward. Alba emphasizes that clients know their own stories.
She starts by listening and identifying the small strengths someone already uses. Then she works collaboratively to set clear, realistic goals and build habits that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Sessions are meant to be straightforward and focused on what the person needs now. With three years of practice as an LICSW in Rhode Island, Alba brings clinical experience working with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, as well as attention-related struggles like ADHD.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. Her background includes helping people navigate family-related stress such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and family of origin concerns. Alba also addresses immigration-related stress, caregiver burnout, and the emotional fallout from disasters or major life transitions.
In sessions she focuses on skills that people can use between meetings. That can include stress-management tools, communication strategies, pacing for emotional ups and downs, and techniques for handling anger when it arises. The goal is steady, practical progress tailored to each person’s situation.
What Alba works with
Everything Alba lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alba's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Practical approaches and online care
Alba uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and coping. One common approach she uses teaches concrete stress-management skills like breathing, pacing, and sleep routines to reduce physical and emotional overwhelm. These strategies can help with anxiety, anger flare-ups, and sleep problems.She also applies behavioral strategies that break larger goals into small, doable steps. This can include activity planning to lift mood, impulse-control techniques for impulsivity and anger, and habit-based tools to support recovery from addictions. These steps are useful for people managing depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related challenges.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Alba will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks progress and adjusts plans so techniques remain useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone can be a simpler way to check in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are good for brief updates, coping tools between meetings, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Alba
What issues does Alba commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, trauma and addiction among other concerns. Additional focuses include family of origin issues, grief, sleep difficulties, and immigration-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps set clear goals and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of experience as an LICSW and has worked with people facing mood, trauma, and stress-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LICSW in Rhode Island and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How does cost and billing work?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.