About Sacra
Sacra Durandisse is a licensed clinician with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She holds an MD and counseling licenses as LCPC and LMHC. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more capable.
She works with people facing addictions and the effects of trauma and abuse. She helps clients build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence so they can move toward clearer goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, achievable changes rather than big leaps. Her approach begins by listening to the client's story and noticing existing strengths. She treats clients as the expert on their own life while offering tools and perspective to reduce overwhelm.
The tone is supportive and goal-oriented. Sacra addresses everyday pressures like workplace stress, money worries, and relationship communication problems. She also helps with control issues, social anxiety, guilt and shame, and coping with life changes such as divorce or separation.
People can expect straightforward guidance on managing mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and women’s issues alongside work on self-love and forgiveness. International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English. The focus is on practical coping skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on teaching clear skills people can use right away. For example, cognitive strategies help identify and change unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood. These techniques are practical and often include homework to practice new ways of thinking between sessions.Other approaches emphasize processing past hurts and reducing the power of traumatic memories. That work helps people feel less overwhelmed by reminders and regain a greater sense of control over daily life. These methods can support recovery from trauma, abuse, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they set priorities and adjust methods as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video works well for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone calls can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text allow short updates, quick coaching, or flexible check-ins between longer sessions.
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- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Washington, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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