Gladys Cano , LICSW

Gladys Cano is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than 25 years of experience supporting adults, couples, and families. She centers her practice on evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and strength-based approaches to help people move toward positive change and greater balance in daily life. Gladys provides counseling in both English and Spanish and draws on long-standing experience working with Latino immigrant communities, understanding the challenges of raising a family and building a life within a new cultural context.

She earned a Master Degree in Clinical Social Work from Boston University in 1994 and served for 21 years in the U.S. Army Reserves, working with soldiers and their families across deployment cycles. Those professional roles informed her practical, respectful, and enthusiastic style of care. Gladys approaches each person with compassion and the belief that everyone has the capacity to change, and she tailors interventions to individual goals, strengths, and circumstances. She offers therapy for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related challenges, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and bipolar disorder.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care

Gladys Cano commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test unhelpful thoughts and patterns, an approach that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by changing behaviors and thinking. Mindfulness work builds present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, supporting emotional regulation and lowering reactivity in situations such as grief, trauma, or chronic worry. Strength-based therapy highlights a person's existing skills and resources, helping to boost self-esteem, improve relationships, and navigate life transitions by building on what is already working well.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Gladys collaborates with each person to select and adapt techniques that best match their goals, needs, and cultural background - adjusting pace and focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging increases scheduling flexibility and reduces travel barriers. These options allow for consistent, ongoing contact between sessions, accommodate different communication preferences, and make it possible to work with licensed professionals from different locations, including international clients, while using the same evidence-based methods as in-person care.