Twyla Sanks

Twyla Sanks is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and grief. She brings a compassionate and direct style to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. Her approach aims to make emotional patterns easier to understand and change. Twyla uses tools from client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's needs. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to break down unhelpful thoughts and habits. For people with traumatic memories, she offers eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, explained in simple terms and used when clients want to process past events. She has about nine years of clinical counseling experience and a background in education and school-based counseling. That experience shaped her way of explaining difficult emotions in plain language. She also has advanced work with the Gottman Method for relationship concerns and uses solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals. Twyla aims to build trust quickly and be straightforward about next steps. Sessions prioritize skills people can use at home, at work, and with partners. She has experience mentoring other clinicians and providing supervision. People who come to her often want clear strategies for anger, parenting stress, burnout, or life changes. She works to clarify what matters most, then helps people try realistic changes that fit their daily life.

Approaches you may use in online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation by following their priorities rather than imposing a fixed plan.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It provides clear strategies to test and change unhelpful thinking and to build skills for managing anger, anxiety, or low mood.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a method some people choose when they want to process distressing memories. It is presented step by step and used when the client and therapist agree it fits the work ahead.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that match those goals. That choice is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming the format helps plan for things like session length, whether video will be used, and how to fit meetings into a busy week. Online sessions can make it easier to attend from different locations, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits daily life.