About Sandra
Sandra McQuinn is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas who centers her work on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel practical and doable. Sandra brings eight years of counseling experience to her sessions and draws on several therapeutic approaches to meet each person’s needs.
She began her career as a teacher and horse trainer before moving into counseling, which shaped her belief that people can change the story of their lives.
Background and approach
That background also gave her experience guiding people through learning new skills and building confidence. Sandra has worked in many settings, including schools, substance use treatment, crisis work, and programs serving veterans and people facing housing instability. Her clinical approach is person-centered and flexible.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to manage intense emotions. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit for building awareness and supporting motivation for change. Sandra has provided services in settings such as prisons, rehab clinics, suboxone programs, and foster-care related services.
She also has experience with equine-assisted and pet-assisted work and values the human-animal bond as part of healing for some people. In sessions she focuses on practical skills, goal-setting, and clear steps people can try between meetings. Her style is collaborative: she listens, helps set goals, and adapts methods to fit each person’s life and priorities.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Sandra commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage mood, anxiety, and intense emotions. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce worry and depressive patterns. DBT offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving day-to-day coping when feelings feel overwhelming.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaborating on goals. Finding the right mix of approaches is a process done together; the therapist will discuss preferences, goals, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different needs. Video sessions work well for interactive skill-building and teaching exercises. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, homework prompts, or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions and stay consistent while working toward clear, practical goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English