About Sandra
Sandra Russalesi is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 25 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with self-esteem. Sandra emphasizes practical steps and steady support during the early stages of change.
She has helped people talk through relationship troubles and work through the effects of trauma and abuse. Sandra draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address motivation, confidence, and depressive symptoms.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on helping clients use their own strengths to move forward. Sandra believes clients are the experts in their own lives. Sessions aim to uncover what already works for each person and build on those strengths.
She uses clear, direct conversation and goal-focused tasks between sessions when appropriate. Her style is steady and encouraging. She acknowledges that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to make the process manageable and paced to each person’s needs.
Sandra helps clients set small, realistic goals and track progress over time. Sessions are conducted in English and Sandra is available to work with international clients. People who choose her can expect a practical, strengths-based approach that focuses on real-life problems and measurable steps toward feeling better.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Many evidence-based techniques focus on clear, practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice thinking patterns and try small changes that can reduce worry.Another common approach centers on building coping skills and defensive routines after trauma or abuse. It teaches grounding, emotion regulation, and step-by-step ways to regain confidence and handle triggering situations. These skills often support better sleep, calmer reactions, and steadier motivation.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match goals, comfort, and daily demands. Clients help set priorities and choose techniques to try, and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework follow-ups, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and make therapy work with a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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