About Sandra
Sandra Huerta is a licensed marriage and family therapist who speaks English and Spanish and has ten years of clinical experience. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those facing depression, low self-esteem, or life changes. Sandra aims to offer a respectful and compassionate space for people to talk through what matters to them.
Her style centers on the person in front of her. She uses a client-centered approach to build an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship.
Background and approach
Together with each person she creates a treatment plan that fits that person’s needs and goals. Sandra has a broad focus that includes relationship concerns, communication problems, and coping with separation or divorce. She also supports people working through issues such as guilt, shame, abandonment, attachment difficulties, and isolation.
Health-related challenges like chronic pain, illness, or disability are also within her experience. She helps people facing practical life stresses too, including money and financial worries, caregiver strain, and questions about life purpose. Her practice aims to address both mood concerns and everyday coping skills so people can move toward more steady functioning.
Sandra combines warmth with straightforward guidance. She encourages small, doable steps and helps people notice what changes make a real difference. The focus is always on clear goals and workable strategies that match the person’s life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Sandra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques delivered in a practical, down-to-earth way. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and stress management strategies that reduce anxiety in daily life. These are concrete tools people can practice between sessions to notice small improvements in mood and functioning.Another key approach emphasizes strengthening relationships and improving communication. This involves learning simple ways to express needs, set boundaries, and repair misunderstandings so interactions feel less fraught and more manageable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sandra will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as needs change. The emphasis is on testing what helps and keeping the work practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in fits a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins, homework guidance, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into different schedules and routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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