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Saundra Rankin

Calm guidance to build practical coping skills

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
23 years
Licensed in
Texas, Louisiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Saundra

Saundra Rankin is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She focuses on practical ways to build confidence and motivation so daily life feels more manageable. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.

Taking a first step toward change can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that process.

Background and approach

She uses straightforward methods to help people face specific problems. Sessions often include simple skills and steps that can be tried between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a proven skills-based approach, is part of her work and helps break unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Saundra draws on two decades of practice in Texas to tailor plans to each person’s needs. She listens for what matters most and adjusts the pace accordingly. Therapy is framed around real life - coping with grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleep troubles, anger, career stress, and changes that come with different life stages.

She also brings experience supporting LGBT clients and people navigating bipolar mood patterns or compassion fatigue. Conversations emphasize action and small shifts that add up over time. The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and improved everyday functioning.

Saundra holds the LPC credential, licensed in Texas as TX LPC 19731 and also licensed in Louisiana as LA LPC 2699. She conducts sessions in English and offers a range of remote formats for convenience.

CBT and Practical Therapy Delivered Online

Saundra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on concrete steps and homework so skills learned in a session can be used in everyday life.

Her work emphasizes practical problem solving and building confidence. That can include breaking big problems into smaller tasks, trying new behaviors, and tracking what works. These approaches help with relationship difficulties, motivation, sleep issues, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they review progress and adjust techniques when something is not working.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to get support from home. The variety of formats allows for quick check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or longer sessions depending on what a person needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Saundra help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem and motivation, grief, sleep problems, anger, career stress, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related matters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and straightforward. She centers on building skills and small changes that can be used between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional work experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credentials listed as LA LPC 2699 and TX LPC 19731, based in Texas.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and payments handled?
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 this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
23 years
Licensed
Texas, Louisiana
Languages
English

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