Sandra Graham, LPC, LPCC - Therapist in Tennessee

About Sandra

Sandra Graham is a licensed counselor with 25 years of experience who focuses on helping families and parents manage stress, trauma, mood struggles, and everyday parenting challenges. She works with children and teens in residential and outpatient settings and supports parents who are trying to find practical ways to cope.

Her approach aims to be straightforward and encouraging for worried caregivers looking for clear help. Sandra draws on therapies that teach people skills they can use right away.

Background and approach

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. Her background includes work in a residential treatment center with children and adolescents ages 5 to 17 who had co-occurring disorders and behavioral or developmental challenges.

She has also provided care in outpatient community mental health and home-based counseling, which gave her experience with a wide range of family and individual concerns. Sandra often helps with anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and relationship or family problems. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma, parenting struggles, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and chronic illness or caregiver stress.

She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) credentials and practices in Tennessee. Sandra emphasizes that people bring strengths to therapy and works to help families build on what is already working while creating practical plans for change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Sandra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking and behavior that make stress and anxiety worse. This approach breaks problems into small, manageable steps and teaches practical skills for everyday life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another tool she uses to help people live according to their values while accepting difficult emotions rather than fighting them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sandra treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help determine which methods fit a family's goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts strategies based on what a parent or child responds to and checks in regularly to adjust the plan.

Online sessions make it easier for busy families to connect. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversations when helpful. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer additional flexibility for short check-ins, skill practice, or when meeting in person is difficult. These options help caregivers fit therapy into daily life while working on parenting, family dynamics, trauma recovery, and mood management.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Sandra focus on?

She addresses a wide range of concerns including addictions, family and parenting problems, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She blends practical therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness techniques to teach usable skills and support family needs.

How much experience does she have?

Sandra has 25 years of professional experience working in residential treatment, outpatient community mental health, and home-based counseling.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Tennessee; her license numbers are TN LPC 4899 and KY LPCC 300851.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different family schedules.

How does payment or cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 25 years
Licensed: Tennessee, Kentucky
Languages: English

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