Karla Sandin, LMFT — Therapist in California

Hi there, I'm Karla!

I appreciate your courage for taking the first steps to change. I am here to help you navigate daily stressors, depression, and life transitions, through motivation and encouragement. My goal is to create a safe supportive environment that will allow you to express yourself freely and move towards personal growth.

My focus

I work with clients from various backgrounds struggling with depression, self-doubt, insecurities, anxious feelings, life transitions, and relationship concerns. My approach is flexible and meet each person where they are. Together, we'll work on coping skills and an achievable plan for growth.

My approach

I use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help identify and transform unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. My approach is collaborative, together we will build skills and tools to help you feel more empowered and in control. I may also use other techniques (holistic approaches) that will support your goals and personal growth.

My communication style

I strive to have open communication to allow genuine engagement. I create a supportive non-judgmental environment to allow the opportunity to reflect on your experiences. You will notice, I'm calm and patient to allow time to work through challenging moments. When appropriate, I may use some humor to bring some balance.

My journey to mental healthcare

My journey began with the desire of wanting to help others find their inner strengths and empowering them through the healing process of therapy. I strongly believe in helping others have thriving relationships, know that someone cares, and find strength in themselves.

My goals for you

Together, we will identify and set goals that are important to you whether the focus is on improving mood, building positive relationships, or pursuing personal growth. As you gain insight, your goals may evolve and we can develop a meaningful supportive plan that will continue to move you closer to where you want to be.

Our first session

In our first session, it will be a chance to get to know each other and discuss what brings you to therapy. We will be identifying the goals you would like to work on. Though therapy can be intimidating, we will move at your own pace, I will be there to support and guide you throughout.

I identify as...

Female
Hispanic or Latinx
Christian

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Mindfulness-Based

Cognitive Processing (CPT)

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Trauma Focused

+ 6 more

Focus populations

Single Mother

+ 1 more

Therapy types

Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy

Ages served

Minors
Preteens
Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Allegiance
Allied
Arlo
Ascension-SmartHealth

+ 18 more

Languages spoken

English, Spanish

Education

Master in Counseling (MC) from University of Phoenix-California Campus.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Karla Sandin