About Sana
Sana Anas is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience supporting adults with mood, relationship, and substance concerns. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma, and addiction. Sana offers virtual sessions for clients located in Hawaii and connects by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Her style is warm and person-centered. She meets clients where they are and uses a light touch of humor when it helps.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on the client’s strengths and practical next steps rather than jargon or long lectures. Sana draws from several approaches to tailor care to each person. She may use tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and action, or attachment-based ideas to address relationship patterns.
EMDR and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolkit when appropriate. Sessions are planned around each person’s needs and goals. Sana works with clients to set realistic steps and to adjust the plan as progress is made.
She aims for clear, doable strategies people can try between sessions. People seeking help for self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, communication problems, or life transitions often find this practical focus useful. Sana’s approach is collaborative - she partners with clients to figure out what will move them forward.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Sana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to change patterns that keep someone stuck. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based actions when emotions feel overwhelming.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early connection patterns influence current relationships and communication. That work can help with intimacy-related issues, jealousy, codependency, and improving how people relate to others. Sana will discuss these options and collaborate with each person to choose the best fit for their goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, and live chat or text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support possible between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or travel while keeping the focus on consistent progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English