Elena Saldamando

Elena Saldamando accepts Oscar FL, United Healthcare, United Healthcare/Optum, Centivo, Florida Blue/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Aetna, and Prime Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Elena Saldamando is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Elena is licensed to practice in Florida, so clients located in Florida can book sessions. Elena’s Florida license number is SW11503, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Elena Saldamando has been practicing therapy for 13 years. Elena’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, Florida State University. Over that time, Elena has worked closely with BIPOC, Geriatric clients, and Students. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Elena is part of that group.

Elena Saldamando works with BIPOC, Geriatric clients, and Students and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Chronic Illness, Depression, Grief, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Sleep, Stress, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Elena spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Elena is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Elena Saldamando draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Elena’s style is action-oriented, affirming, challenging, empowering, and mindful. In Elena’s words: “I take a compassionate, analytical, and direct approach to counseling.”

Elena Saldamando (she/her) offers therapy in English. Elena identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.

Elena Saldamando offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Elena is licensed in Florida, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Elena Saldamando is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Elena will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Elena’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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