Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
How Sandi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sandi
Sandi Hines is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience in Tennessee. She focuses on practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, and relationship strain. Her approach is warm and person-centered, aimed at helping people take real steps toward a more satisfying life.
Sandi listens closely to each person's story and treats them as an individual. She works with clients to identify strengths and build coping skills that fit day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear tools to manage emotions and handle difficult situations more effectively. Her style is friendly and down-to-earth. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can be honest and feel heard.
The work often includes learning new ways to respond to stress and practicing skills between sessions. Sandi uses a mix of practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas to guide change. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and client-centered practices when they fit the client's goals.
People who come to her usually want to reduce emotional distress, repair important relationships, or regain confidence after loss or big life changes. She supports clients in setting achievable goals and building resilience for the long term.
What Sandi works with
Everything Sandi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sandi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sandi 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
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which often helps with anxiety, anger, and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns that influence how people connect and respond to others, and it can support work on intimacy and family concerns.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods that fit their situation. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when that is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or send brief updates when writing is a better fit.
Questions people ask about Sandi
What concerns does she address?
Sandi helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and intimacy-related problems, and work or career concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a friendly, person-centered style that emphasizes active listening and practical coping strategies. Sessions focus on building strengths and improving everyday functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional social work experience practicing in Tennessee.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Tennessee and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by 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, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.