About Sandra
Sandra Russalesi is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or low self-esteem. Sandra also supports those dealing with relationship tensions or the effects of trauma and abuse.
She believes people know their own stories best. In sessions she listens first and helps clients spot strengths they already have. The work focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions to build confidence and regain motivation.
Background and approach
Sandra keeps language simple and direct. She explains ideas in everyday terms and breaks larger goals into small, manageable tasks. This can make progress feel less overwhelming and more steady.
Her long experience includes a range of settings over 25 years, which gives her a broad view of common life struggles. As a licensed clinical social worker, she combines that background with a collaborative approach that centers client priorities. Starting therapy is often the hardest part, and she acknowledges that courage.
Sandra aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what matters to them and figure out realistic next steps.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Sandra uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and low mood. This is useful for everyday worries and mild to moderate depression.Another approach focuses on coping with trauma and abuse by slowing things down, building safety, and teaching skills to manage strong emotions. That method helps people feel steadier before addressing difficult memories or relationship patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Sandra discusses options with each person and together they pick methods that match the client’s goals, needs, and comfort level. The process is collaborative and paced to the individual.
Online therapy offers a range of session types to fit busy lives. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, and daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English