Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Sandra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sandra
Dr. Sandra Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and other life challenges. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Her manner is warm and interactive, with an emphasis on respect and compassion. Dr. Smith uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person.
She helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at real-world change, like calmer reactions to conflict or better sleep and coping strategies. She combines several clinical approaches to fit the situation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change thoughts and behaviors that fuel emotional pain.
Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy support noticing emotions and choosing values-driven actions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be used when past trauma affects present life. Her background spans hospitals, crisis teams, maternity and NICU units, and work inside a prison as a primary clinician.
She has taught at the college level and led relationship-focused research for a state commission on marriage. That mix informs a broad, practical view of what helps. Dr.
Smith works in English and Spanish and sees people in Utah as well as international clients. She encourages collaboration, asking clients to steer the work while offering clear tools and coaching to move forward. If someone wants to address anger, relationship strain, or major life changes, she focuses on steady, manageable steps toward greater stability and satisfaction.
What Sandra works with
Everything Sandra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sandra's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
Approaches Sandra lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Dr. Smith often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make practical changes. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active, which can help with anger, anxiety, or sleep issues. ACT emphasizes noticing feelings, clarifying values, and taking small actions that align with what matters, useful for coping with life changes and low motivation.She also uses Mindfulness techniques to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactive responses. These approaches are explained in simple terms during sessions, and the therapist works together with the client to choose what fits best for the person's goals and preferences. Finding the right mix is a collaborative process that may change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits: video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging allow short check-ins or written reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings while working toward more stable reactions, better sleep, and healthier relationships.
Questions people ask about Sandra
What concerns does Dr. Smith address?
She helps with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and related life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, focused on respect and collaboration while offering practical steps to reduce distress and change patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She has 24 years of experience working in hospitals, crisis teams, maternity and NICU units, prison settings, and higher education teaching and research roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah and also works with international clients.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.