- Anxiety and depression
- Addiction support
- Attachment work
About Sana
Sana Anas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience. She works with adults from Hawaii and focuses on concerns such as anxiety, depression, mood disorders, substance use, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, and questions about life purpose.
Sana uses several clinical methods in her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions are described as person-centered and practical. She often uses a bit of humor and draws on each person’s strengths to help identify steps forward.
In sessions she listens for what matters most to the person and then looks for concrete ways to move toward those priorities. Conversations include looking at patterns in relationships, dealing with intense emotions, and practical coping for stress or cravings. She also addresses intimacy-related and alternative-sex-culture questions like BDSM and kink when they come up.
Sana has experience supporting people through life changes, career uncertainty, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. She will work collaboratively to shape a plan that fits a person’s goals and circumstances. Her approach mixes short-term skills with deeper exploration when helpful.
To begin, the process involves verifying personal information through Headway.co and scheduling a brief 15-minute telephone consultation. That call is a chance to see if the two of you are a reasonable match before moving into telehealth sessions.
How Sana applies therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. It often focuses on practical actions and learning to live with uncomfortable feelings while pursuing important goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses straightforward skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relationship patterns that formed early and how they affect current intimacy, trust, and communication, which can be useful for relationship or abandonment concerns.Sana treats choosing an approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest methods that fit those priorities. The plan can shift over time, mixing short-term skills work with deeper processing when needed.
The biography notes telehealth delivery and a 15-minute telephone consultation to assess fit, but does not list specific session formats here. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to continue momentum during life transitions while adapting interventions like CBT exercises, ACT values work, or EMDR-informed processing for trauma into remote sessions.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Sana works with adults facing anxiety, depression, bipolar and other mood issues, trauma, substance use, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and questions about life purpose.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She combines methods like ACT, CBT, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing and often uses gentle humor while focusing on strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with adults on a wide range of concerns including psychosis, mania, trauma, and substance use.
What credential and location should I know about?
Sana is an LCSW licensed in Hawaii and practices with clients connected to that state while being personally based in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work together with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire on Headway.co, and schedule a 15-minute telephone consultation to determine fit before beginning telehealth sessions.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.