Sana Anas

Sana Anas is an LCSW who supports adults navigating stress, mood changes, relationship strains, and eating and food-related issues. She practices in Hawaii and brings eight years of clinical experience to her work. Sana offers a warm, person-centered approach and aims to meet each person where they are. She blends practical therapies to match a person’s needs. That can mean addressing anxiety and depression with clear, short-term skills or using deeper attachment work for relationship and intimacy struggles. Sana uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing as tools depending on the situation. In sessions she focuses on strengths and real choices. Conversations are paced to fit what someone can manage, and she adapts the plan as progress is made. Humor may be used when appropriate to lighten difficult material. Sana has experience supporting people with substance use, bipolar symptoms, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also works with issues such as body image, codependency, commitment and control problems, and the effects of abandonment or attachment wounds. To begin, clients complete a brief matching process on the site and can schedule a short telephone consultation to see if the fit feels right. Sana aims to collaborate with each person to set clear goals and steps toward better daily functioning.

How Sana’s approaches work in online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them, then build small actions that match those values. It’s often used for anxiety, avoidance, or feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and structured practice between sessions. It is commonly applied to mood, anxiety, and coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a method some therapists use to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the way those memories affect day-to-day life. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and which methods might fit best. Together they’ll try strategies and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most. Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use visual tools, homework tasks, and screen-sharing during a session to practice skills in real time. Licensed professionals can adapt pacing and activities for remote work so progress continues even when life is busy.