Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Sandra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sandra
Sandra West is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on guiding individuals through relationship strain, grief, and challenges that affect daily functioning. Her style is respectful and straightforward, aimed at practical steps that fit each person's life.
Sandra listens first to understand what matters most to each client. She treats people as the experts on their lives and works alongside them to identify obstacles and plan realistic next steps.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented while still leaving room to process emotions. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience working with concerns such as trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, and intimacy-related issues. Sandra also supports people struggling with parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties, career problems, and grief after loss.
She draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match the work to the person, using methods that teach new skills, shift unhelpful patterns, and strengthen emotional awareness. Clients can expect clear tools for coping and steady support while trying new behaviors. Sandra emphasizes compassion and practical problem solving.
She helps people recognize what they can change and what needs acceptance, and then builds steps to move forward with greater confidence and balance.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sandra lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking values-driven actions. It is useful for people dealing with anger, anxiety, and life transitions who want clear steps to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more helpful alternatives; it works well for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping - helpful when strong reactions like anger or emotional overwhelm get in the way of daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, personal preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist choose methods and adjust them over time to fit the person’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video helps keep face-to-face connection when schedules or distance make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Chat and messaging make shorter check-ins possible and can support steady progress between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Sandra
What concerns does Sandra address?
Sandra works with a wide range of concerns including anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, helps clarify obstacles, and teaches skills you can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience providing counseling for issues like trauma, mood concerns, parenting stress, and coping with change.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.