About Sabena
Sabena Nanji is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to make daily life more manageable.
Her style centers on listening first and building a plan that fits each person’s goals and strengths. She prioritizes clear, calm conversation and straightforward strategies.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a mix of problem-solving, emotional support, and skill-building aimed at reducing intense feelings and improving coping. Sabena pays attention to communication patterns, feelings of isolation, and challenges tied to divorce, separation, or grief. Over time she helps people notice small changes that add up.
Sessions may include work on anger management, managing mood symptoms, and boosting self-worth. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, and the fallout of difficult relationships. Her approach is collaborative.
She listens, offers direction, and adjusts plans as progress unfolds. The aim is to build tools that clients can use outside sessions to handle stressors more effectively. Sabena offers care through a range of online formats and focuses on steady, practical progress.
She encourages small steps and celebrates forward movement as people work toward feeling more balanced and confident.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online care
Sabena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. One common approach focuses on teaching coping skills and behavior changes to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this involves practicing new ways of responding to stress and tracking progress over time. Another approach emphasizes improving communication and emotional awareness, which can help with anger, shame, and relationship-related concerns by teaching clearer expression and better listening.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. That shared process helps identify what works best for managing symptoms and building everyday skills.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a conversation needs to fit a work break. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, mood tracking, and quick coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit sessions into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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