About Sandra
Sandra Crisp helps people dealing with depression, grief, addiction, and the effects of trauma. She presents a direct, steady approach that focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Sandra is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and she blends several therapy styles to match each person's needs.
She sees many clients who face more than one issue at a time, such as chronic illness combined with anxiety or substance use concerns.
Background and approach
Sandra works with clients to set clear goals and build an action plan they can follow between sessions. The emphasis is on skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Sandra draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior.
She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps despite difficult feelings. Elements of attachment-based and client-centered work guide how she builds trust and explores relationships. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change.
Sandra explains options in plain language and offers exercises, homework, and behavior-focused strategies. She supports pacing so people do not feel overwhelmed while still making steady progress. With 13 years of professional experience, Sandra brings practical experience working in clinical settings.
Her Texas LPC credential is included in her background. She offers sessions in English and is open to working with people in different locations.
Approach-driven online therapy tailored to your needs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that build a meaningful life despite tough emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and build healthier habits for mood and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills, which can be helpful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and responsive to the client's needs.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coping tools between sessions, or for people who communicate better in writing. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English