- Stress and anxiety
- Career transitions
- Cognitive and DBT techniques
About Sandra
Sandra Quaife is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) practicing in Indiana with 30 years of experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after big life changes, including people facing stress, anxiety, relationship shifts, separation or divorce, and questions about life purpose.
Sandra often sees clients who are rebuilding after endings or transitions. That includes young adults stepping into more responsibility, people redefining themselves after divorce or loss, and those reconsidering career or life direction once children are grown.
Her sessions draw on practical techniques from cognitive therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, along with ideas from developmental psychology and recovery-oriented perspectives. In conversation she focuses on concrete thinking patterns, emotion regulation skills, and everyday actions that can change how someone copes with uncertainty.
People meet to talk through current problems, try out different ways of responding, and practice small skills between sessions. Sandra describes herself as less conventional than some clinicians, and she uses that flexibility when a traditional approach hasn’t helped.
Her work aims to help people clarify what matters now and find manageable next steps. She explains options, tests what fits, and adjusts plans as needs change. To begin, users follow the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to see how the approach feels.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Many of Sandra's approaches focus on changing thoughts and building skills. Cognitive therapy looks at unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches ways to test and revise thoughts to reduce anxiety and improve decision making. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy emphasizes specific emotion regulation and interpersonal skills useful for intense feelings and relationship stress.She also draws on developmental psychology ideas to understand where patterns began and recovery-oriented perspectives that emphasize making steady changes over time. Choosing which methods to use is a collaborative process; the therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most.
If you are considering remote work, confirm the session formats available before booking because the biography did not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a short touchpoint helps. Different formats have practical trade-offs - for example, phone calls may work better when bandwidth is limited, while video lets you work on interpersonal skills with visual feedback - and she will help select what fits your needs and schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Sandra works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family matters, self-esteem and career questions. Her additional focus areas include life purpose, codependency, divorce and mood or personality concerns.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
She uses practical techniques from cognitive therapy and DBT to address thinking patterns and emotional responses. Sessions include skill practice and testing new ways of handling difficult moments.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 30 years of clinical experience. Much of her work has involved people navigating major life transitions.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Indiana and holds the LMHC credential in that state.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. The site matching flow will show which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.