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Sandi Hines

LCSW

Sandi Hines , LCSW

Therapist in Tennessee

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About Sandi

Sandi Hines is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee with 18 years of professional experience supporting people through life transitions and emotional challenges. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, family conflict, grief, and anger management, offering practical tools and compassionate guidance to help clients move forward.

Sandi practices in a person-centered way, treating each client as an individual with a unique story and strengths. She is known for a friendly, genuine manner and an open-minded, non-judgmental presence that encourages honest exploration of thoughts and feelings. In sessions she listens actively and collaborates with clients to identify resilience, build coping skills, and increase self-esteem and confidence.

Her approach focuses on empowering clients to use strategies that improve their ability to manage life’s ups and downs and to create meaningful change aligned with their values. Sandi aims to provide a caring atmosphere where clients can pursue the practical and emotional shifts that matter to them. She looks forward to walking alongside clients as they work toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying personal values that guide meaningful action. It is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and helping clients make choices that align with what matters most to them.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help with intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, relationship conflicts, and patterns of abandonment or insecurity.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead. It supports increases in self-esteem, confidence, and emotional clarity by creating a supportive space for personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Sandi Hines collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors strategies over time, combining approaches as needed to support progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage caregiving or mobility constraints, and maintain continuity through life changes. These options help make consistent therapeutic work more accessible and convenient.

Frequently asked questions

How much experience does Sandi Hines have?

Sandi Hines has 18 years of experience in professional social work and therapy.

Is Sandi Hines a licensed therapist?

Yes. She holds the credential LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. License details are TN LCSW 7126.

In which languages does Sandi Hines provide therapy?

Sandi Hines provides therapy in English.

Where is Sandi Hines located?

Sandi Hines is located in Tennessee.

How can I work with Sandi Hines as my therapist?

Clients can work with Sandi Hines through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Sandi Hines work with international clients?

Sandi Hines does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Sandi Hines cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as location and availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule a first session by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English

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