About Sana
Sana Anas is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience. She practices with people in Hawaii through virtual visits and focuses on common problems like anxiety, stress, depression, mood disorders, and substance use. Sana centers her work on practical help and clear conversation.
Her style is warm and person-centered. She meets each person where they are and uses a mix of methods to fit individual needs.
Background and approach
Sessions can include direct skills practice, talking through patterns, and setting small goals to try between meetings. Sana draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-focused work, and acceptance-based tools. She also uses EMDR for trauma and motivational interviewing when helping people change behaviors related to addiction.
These methods are chosen to match the issue at hand and the client’s preferences. She pays attention to strengths and uses humor when appropriate. Her aim is to help people identify practical steps and move toward the life they want.
Conversations and plans are adjusted as progress is made. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability. Sana offers a brief telephone consultation before starting longer sessions so prospective clients can see if the fit feels right.
Online approaches that fit your life
Sana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and EMDR in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying values and small actions that matter. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that uses guided attention to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity.Choosing the right approach happens together. Sana will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what’s working so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper exchanges and skills practice, phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult, and text or chat fit short check-ins or on-the-go support. These formats make scheduling easier and let people keep therapy going from different places and routines.
Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she address?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much experience does she have?
Where is she licensed and based?
Which languages are offered?
What session formats are used?
How are fees and billing handled?
How do I begin working with her?
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.