Sandi Hines, LCSW
Helping people rewrite their life stories
Details
| Name | Sandi Hines |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Tennessee |
| Licensed in | Tennessee |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Sandi
Sandi Hines is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience based in Tennessee. She offers a warm, person-centered approach and encourages people to take the first steps toward change. She emphasizes listening to each person’s story and meeting them without judgment.
Sandi focuses on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, parenting and career worries. She also works with people facing trauma and abuse, bipolar challenges, compassion fatigue, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
Her practice includes attention to attachment, codependency, blended family concerns, and aging-related matters. In sessions she uses narrative ideas alongside acceptance and commitment and cognitive tools to help people make sense of their experiences. She helps clients identify strengths, build resilience, and practice concrete coping strategies to manage emotions and daily stress.
Conversations aim to increase self-esteem and confidence while moving toward goals that matter to the individual. Sandi keeps a friendly, open-minded stance and views therapy as a collaborative effort. She listens actively and helps people name patterns and choices in their lives.
She supports practical problem solving, skill-building, and reflection so people can try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Her practice offers several online formats so people can fit therapy into busy lives. Sandi encourages small steps toward meaningful change and walks alongside clients as they try new strategies and perspectives.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Sandi works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Sandi among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sandi directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sandi directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
Sandi often draws on Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-based ideas in her online work. Narrative Therapy focuses on helping people tell and reframe the stories they live by, which can change how issues like identity, relationships, and family roles feel. ACT teaches practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that align with personal values, useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people notice and change those patterns in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She meets clients where they are and works together to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions include listening, joint planning, skill practice, and checking what helps so the plan can be adjusted over time.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, and other commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Sandi help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting and career challenges, and related areas such as compassion fatigue and bipolar management.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens to life stories, uses narrative ideas and practical coping strategies, and works with each person to build resilience and confidence.
What experience does she bring?
Sandi has 18 years of professional experience in social work settings. That background informs her focus on practical skills and collaborative problem solving.
What credentials and region are associated with her practice?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and is licensed in Tennessee.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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