Sandra uses a blend of approaches to adjust to her client’s needs, including active listening, cognitive-behavioral strategies to address real-life situations, art therapy, play therapy, sandtray, and a developmental perspective for building understanding of how past experiences and choices affect patterns over the lifespan. She believes that respect, empathy, and authenticity are the basis for all relationships, and key to the trust that helps with self-acceptance and healing. She has worked extensively with children, teenagers, young and older adults in a variety of settings, believes that each client is the expert in their own life, and supports each in more clearly identifying how their daily choices align with their goals. Sandy values the courage clients show in making the choice to address difficult issues and supports them in continuing to develop the resilience to meet challenges in their lives.

Sandra has lifelong interests in photography, drawing, music, reading, writing and travel. Her experiences living and traveling within different cultures and areas of the world have been an expression of her curiosity and desire to learn, and have deepened her respect for the experiences and knowledge of others.