Sana Anas, LCSW

Sana Anas is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with eight years of practice. She offers virtual visits for people in Hawai'i and brings a warm, person-centered manner to sessions. Sana focuses on meeting clients where they are and works with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship strain, and jealousy.

Her style is practical and flexible. She uses several approaches and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Humor and a strengths-based focus are part of how she helps people find workable steps forward.

Sana has experience with mood disorders, substance use, grief, intimacy-related issues, and professional or life-change stresses. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, body image, and other areas that affect relationships and self-worth.

In sessions she combines methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Attachment-Based work, and Motivational Interviewing to match the moment and the goals. The plan is adapted as progress is made and priorities shift.

To begin, prospective clients verify their information through Headway.co and may schedule a 15-minute telephone consultation to check fit before telehealth sessions. Sana aims to support people through change with respect, clarity, and practical tools.

Approaches that guide online work and what to expect

Sana commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and EMDR in her online practice. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and helps people clarify values and take small meaningful steps. EMDR uses guided attention and memory processing techniques to reduce the intensity of distress from past traumas and can be useful for people with traumatic memories.

She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns show up now. That work helps people understand connection styles, communication patterns, and trust issues so they can try new ways of relating. Together the approaches give both practical skills and deeper insight into recurring patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of care. Sana will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then choose or combine methods collaboratively. Progress is reviewed and the plan is adjusted as needed.

If you want virtual sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since the profile notes virtual visits for people in Hawai'i. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can be scheduled around work or family obligations.