Alba Perez Smith

Alba Perez Smith is a Rhode Island LICSW who helps people manage anger, stress, and anxiety. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Alba offers steady support as clients work toward clearer goals and better daily routines.

Alba centers sessions on the person in front of her. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. The work often includes setting small goals, practicing ways to respond differently in tense moments, and learning skills to sleep and feel better.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Alba listens first, then suggests tools that match each person’s needs. Many people notice progress through repeated practice and small adjustments to how they handle triggers and stress.

Alba has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in Rhode Island. She has spent that time focusing on concerns like trauma, mood challenges, substance-related issues, and identity-related stress. She also supports people coping with grief, caregiver strain, and immigration-related worries.

Sessions can address both immediate problems and longer-term patterns that keep recurring. Alba aims to help people gain clearer routines, more effective communication, and healthier ways to manage impulses and strong emotions. She encourages simple, doable changes that fit into everyday life.

Practical approaches for anger and mood online

Alba uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One common approach teaches people to notice triggers, pause, and choose a different response. This helps with anger, impulsivity, and relationship strain by breaking automatic reactions.

Another approach emphasizes building daily routines and better sleep habits. Improving sleep and structure often eases anxiety, low mood, and attention difficulties and makes it easier to use other coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alba will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process lets the therapist adjust techniques as progress is made or new challenges emerge.

Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks from work or school. It can also let people choose sessions that focus on skill practice, short problem-solving, or longer reflection, depending on what they need.