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About Sandra
Sandra Quaife is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 30 years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, and career questions. She works with adults facing big life changes, including young adults moving into independent life and people rebuilding after divorce or loss.
Sandra describes herself as an unconventional clinician who often connects with people who felt let down by more traditional support systems. She commonly uses techniques from cognitive therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, alongside ideas from developmental psychology and recovery approaches. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and making choices that fit current life circumstances.
Her work often involves sorting through communication problems, codependency patterns, and challenges tied to mood or personality disorders. She also supports people navigating non-monogamous relationship arrangements, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and questions about life purpose. Conversations tend to be direct and goal-focused, with attention to everyday problems like career decisions or relationship breakups.
Sandra aims to help people develop better coping skills and clearer plans for change. She uses evidence-based techniques to practice new behaviors and to reframe unhelpful thoughts. The emphasis is on small, workable steps rather than lengthy theory talks.
To begin, the site asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Sessions operate via a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location. Please confirm current session formats before booking.
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Approach and practical online sessions
Sandra commonly draws on cognitive therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and patterns to reduce anxiety and improve decision making. That approach is useful for stress, social anxiety, and career-related worry.She also uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy techniques, which teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal skills. DBT tools are often chosen when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make day-to-day life harder.
Deciding which techniques to use is collaborative. The therapist will discuss your goals and try different methods to see what helps. Clients and therapist adjust the plan over time based on what is working and what is needed.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and make shorter check-ins possible when schedules are tight. They can also allow steady continuity through life changes while you work on communication skills, coping strategies, and clearer life planning.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, and career questions. Additional focus areas include codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, mood and personality disorders, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques with a direct approach. Cognitive therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy tools are used to build skills and change unhelpful thinking.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced for 30 years. That experience includes work with people in major life transitions and those rebuilding after divorce or loss.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana. Location details beyond the state are not provided here.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact costs vary with location.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the process of matching and booking.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.