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Alba Perez Smith, LICSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationRhode Island
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and LGBT
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Alba

Alba Perez Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Rhode Island who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and challenges related to identity and trauma.

Background and approach

She works with clients facing depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, grief, addiction, compassion fatigue, and issues that affect self-esteem and motivation. Alba also addresses relational and life-transition concerns such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care dynamics, caregiver stress, and communication or commitment challenges.

With three years of documented practice as an LICSW, Alba emphasizes a strengths-based stance that treats each person as the expert in their own life. She encourages clients to build on existing resources while learning new skills to cope with anger, sleep disruption, impulsivity, and other day-to-day difficulties.

Alba offers services in English and Spanish and attends to themes such as gender dysphoria, immigration-related stress, family of origin problems, and complicated emotions like guilt, shame, and emptiness.

Clients seeking flexible online options can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging, and Alba guides the therapeutic process collaboratively to align support with each client’s goals and preferences.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Support

Alba commonly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on building coping skills and resilience. One approach emphasizes identifying and strengthening personal resources and adaptive behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve self-esteem. Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and coping with abuse or loss by creating safer ways to understand difficult memories and regulate emotional responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work; Alba partners with each client to explore which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time as progress is made. This collaborative process helps ensure sessions remain relevant and practical for everyday challenges.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, while still allowing licensed professionals to guide skill-building and therapeutic progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Alba commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, compassion fatigue, self-esteem, and relationship or family problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is strengths-focused and collaborative, helping clients build on what already works while developing skills to manage emotions, motivation, and life transitions.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds the LICSW credential and has three years of documented experience practicing as a licensed clinical social worker in Rhode Island.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LICSW in Rhode Island; her listed location for practice is Rhode Island and her credential is RI LICSW ISW04393.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to allow clients to choose the format that best fits their needs.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)EmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Rhode Island

Languages

English, Spanish

What Alba can help with

Alba Perez Smith works with clients on stress and anxiety, LGBT, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Alba works with clients with stress and anxiety, LGBTQIA+ related issues, trauma and abuse, and motivation, self esteem, and confidence.

Experience and training

Alba is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Rhode Island.