Dr. Sandra Bruno , LMFT

Dr. Sandra Bruno is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Alabama with 25 years of clinical experience. She earned a Master of Science in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from California State University and holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling, a doctoral degree focused on integrating counseling and faith-informed care. In addition, she maintains an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Certification that informs her work with substance-related concerns.

Her practice has addressed a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career transitions, and depression. She also works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, family-of-origin problems, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Bruno blends both short-term, goal-oriented methods and longer-term exploratory work, offering Solution-Focused techniques as well as psychodynamic approaches when deeper historical patterns are the focus.

Her clinical toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Consistently person-centered in orientation, she emphasizes a therapeutic alliance built on trust and empathy as central to effective work. She welcomes opportunities to support individuals, couples, and families, and will incorporate a client’s faith into sessions when requested, drawing on both professional training and personal experience to tailor care.

Could Remote Sessions Be a Good Fit?

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Licensed professionals provide online care, and clients may change therapists if they prefer a different fit. For many people, remote therapy offers an accessible way to engage with evidence-based approaches and ongoing therapeutic support.