Sana Anas , LCSW

Sana Anas, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), offers virtual visits to clients in Hawai'i while residing in North Carolina. She has worked with adults presenting a broad range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, mania, substance use, interpersonal relationship challenges, and trauma. Her clinical experience spans diverse identities and backgrounds, encompassing a variety of genders, races, ethnicities, sexualities, socioeconomic statuses, and education levels.

Sana practices in a warm, person-centered manner that begins by meeting clients where they are. She draws on multiple therapeutic modalities and leavens sessions with a dash of humor, using each client’s strengths to identify practical solutions and support movement toward personal goals. Treatment plans and session dialogue are adapted to fit the unique needs of each individual, with flexibility in techniques and pacing.

Prospective clients are asked to verify personal information through Headway.co before arranging a brief 15-minute telephone consultation to determine fit prior to starting telehealth sessions. Sana acknowledges the courage involved in seeking greater fulfillment and change, and she views it as an honor to assist and support clients through their next stage of life.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most to them and develop skills for accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward valued goals. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and navigating life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, codependency, and other relationship or family problems by promoting secure ways of relating.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing of traumatic memories and the distress they cause, often used for trauma and abuse recovery to reduce the emotional charge of painful recollections.

Sana approaches treatment collaboratively - she will work with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. Online therapy offers practical advantages for accessing licensed professionals. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility to fit work, family, and geographic constraints, making it easier to maintain continuity of care and to engage in therapy in ways that match individual schedules and comfort levels.