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Sandi Hines, LCSW

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Sandi

Sandi Hines, LCSW, brings 18 years of clinical practice in Tennessee to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, anger, and trauma. She emphasizes an individualized, person-centered way of working, beginning by listening to each client’s story and identifying strengths that can support change.

Background and approach

Sandi encourages practical skill building so clients can increase resilience, improve coping, and boost self-esteem and confidence. Her style is warm, genuine, and nonjudgmental, creating a space where clients are invited to explore emotions and life patterns at their own pace.

Sandi blends several evidence-informed approaches to tailor therapy to a person’s needs, drawing on techniques that address thoughts, behaviors, attachments, and inner parts work. She focuses on helping people make tangible, meaningful changes in areas such as family relationships, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, workplace stress, and recovery from abuse or loss.

Sandi aims to support clients in taking the courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life and walks alongside them through the process of change.

Blending approaches for online growth



Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people notice and dialogue with the different parts of themselves - for example protective or wounded parts - so those inner voices can be understood and integrated. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values, developing psychological flexibility, and learning to live a meaningful life even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns influence current closeness and trust in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative, and the therapist will work with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences. Over time techniques may be blended or adjusted as progress unfolds, with the client’s comfort and priorities guiding the plan.

Online sessions with Sandi are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and lifestyles. These options make it possible to receive consistent support from a licensed professional without needing to travel, helping clients maintain continuity while balancing work, family, and other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sandi commonly address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy-related issues, parenting, career matters, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Sandi uses a friendly, person-centered style and listens actively to each client’s life story. She integrates approaches like Internal Family Systems, ACT, attachment-based methods, client-centered care, and CBT to meet individual needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sandi has 18 years of professional experience providing behavioral health services in Tennessee.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Tennessee with license number TN LCSW 7126 and practices from Tennessee.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for meeting with her?
Clients may connect with Sandi through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preferences and availability.
How is cost handled for sessions with Sandi?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English