Sana Anas , LCSW

Sana Anas, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), brings eight years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of mental health concerns. She has supported people facing anxiety, depression, psychosis, mania, substance use, relationship challenges, and trauma, and has worked with clients of diverse gender identities, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and educational levels. She is personally based in North Carolina and has provided virtual visits to clients in Hawai'i. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Sana practices with a warm, person-centered style that emphasizes meeting each individual where they are. She integrates multiple evidence-informed modalities and leans on clients' strengths, using a touch of humor when appropriate to build rapport and reduce overwhelm. Her approach is adaptable - assessment and treatment are tailored to each person’s history, goals, and preferences, and the therapeutic plan evolves as needs change. She aims to help clients identify practical strategies, develop coping skills, and move toward a more fulfilling life.

Sana values collaboration in the therapeutic relationship and focuses on creating a supportive environment that encourages growth and resilience. Whether addressing mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and attachment issues, or life transitions, she works to align interventions with clients' values and priorities.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Healing

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients clarify what truly matters to them and build actions that align with those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful behavior changes, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape present-day patterns in intimacy, trust, and communication. By identifying attachment styles and relational strategies, this approach supports work on abandonment, attachment issues, relationship conflict, and building more secure connections.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is often used for trauma and abuse-related concerns and can be integrated into a broader treatment plan.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then recommend or combine methods that fit best. This collaborative exploration helps ensure treatment feels relevant and practical for the individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen - via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit care into busy schedules and life circumstances. Working with licensed professionals remotely can increase access to consistent support, allow for continuity during transitions, and provide multiple ways to engage in therapy based on what feels most comfortable.