About Sandra
Sandra Diaz is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She works with adults, young adults, teenagers, and children, and has experience with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Sandra aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and straightforward for people who are nervous about the first step.
Sandra helps with everyday struggles like panic attacks, low mood, and issues with self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing relationship tensions, divorce or separation, and the ripple effects of trauma. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps that fit into a person’s life. Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person.
She offers both short-term and longer-term plans depending on goals and progress. Sandra describes therapy as a collaborative process where realistic goals are set and adjusted over time. Sandra’s background includes a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master’s degree from Columbia University.
She is licensed in California as an LCSW. Her experience spans work in Southern and Northern California as well as time living in New York City. People who are new to therapy or returning after a break can expect a calm, straightforward opening session.
Sandra pays attention to practical concerns and helps people build skills for daily life, whether that means managing panic, reducing stress, or exploring life purpose.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Sandra draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses teaches concrete coping strategies for anxiety and panic attacks, like breathing and grounding exercises and step-by-step plans to face feared situations. These tools help reduce immediate symptoms and build confidence over time.Another central approach emphasizes mood management and problem solving for depression and life transitions. This work looks at daily routines, sleep, activity, and small behavior changes that add up. It also helps people re-evaluate unhelpful beliefs and practice new ways of responding to stressors.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sandra works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. She checks in often and adjusts plans when something isn’t helping, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls provide a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for simpler check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share updates between sessions or fit brief check-ins into a busy day. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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