Sandra Graham , LPC, LPCC

Sandra Graham is a licensed counselor with 25 years of professional experience, holding the credentials LPC and LPCC - Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She has worked extensively in residential treatment settings with children and adolescents ages 5 to 17, supporting young people facing co-occurring disorders as well as emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental challenges. Her background also includes outpatient community mental health and home-based counseling, giving her a broad perspective on care across environments.

Sandra brings clinical experience helping individuals and families address anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, loss and grief, self-esteem concerns, relationship and family issues, and addictions. She has supported military children and families and works with a wide range of concerns including parenting, stress and anger management, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care challenges, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance use disorders.

Sandra approaches therapy from a strengths-based, client-centered stance, viewing each person as the expert of their own story and highlighting existing strengths to navigate change. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek help and aims to be a supportive presence who encourages growth toward a more authentic self.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sandra Graham integrates evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of connection and attachment that influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can be valuable for family concerns, attachment issues, abandonment, and trauma. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages present-moment awareness and values-driven action - helping clients tolerate difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful life goals, useful for grief, chronic stress, and self-esteem work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Sandra collaborates with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and history, then blends or adjusts approaches as needed so treatment fits the individual and the situation. That collaborative planning helps ensure the plan feels practical and relevant.

Online therapy with Sandra is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier around work, family, or mobility needs. These formats expand access to consistent care, support continuity between sessions, and allow flexible ways to engage with a licensed professional who guides progress over time.