Sandra Graham

Sandra Graham is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage anger and related struggles. She holds LPC and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor credentials and brings 25 years of clinical experience. Sandra speaks English and practices in Tennessee. She has worked in residential treatment settings with children and adolescents ages 5 to 17, including those with co-occurring disorders and neurodevelopmental challenges. She has also provided outpatient community mental health services and home-based counseling. These roles gave her broad experience with trauma, behavioral issues, and substance concerns. Sandra focuses on common problems that often come with anger such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She also supports people dealing with parenting challenges, family conflict, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and addictions. Her approach aims to make everyday life feel more manageable. Her work draws on practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed thinking, and a client-centered style. In sessions she helps people notice patterns, try new responses, and use strengths they already have. She treats each person as the expert on their own life. Starting therapy with Sandra begins with a respectful, down-to-earth process. She encourages small, achievable steps and celebrates progress. Many people find her straightforward style helpful when they want to reduce anger, cope with loss, or rebuild trust in relationships.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can help when anger or avoidance get in the way of life goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing them with practical experiments; it is useful for managing anger, anxiety, and depression. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sandra will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques based on what helps a client make steady, realistic changes. Confirm current session options before scheduling since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use approaches like CBT and ACT in real-life moments and practice new skills between meetings.