Isabel Sanchez Cummings, LISW

Isabel Sanchez Cummings is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also supports those facing relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, burnout, and trauma. Isabel speaks English and Spanish and brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work.

Isabel uses a straightforward, person-focused style in sessions. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Together they set small, doable goals and practice real skills for daily life. She balances encouragement with gentle challenge to help people build confidence and make changes.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness to help people live by their values even when things are hard. Sessions emphasize practical strategies people can use between meetings.

Isabel values autonomy, competence, effectiveness, integrity, and respect for diversity. She aims to help people find their strengths, improve coping, and identify supports in their lives. Her work includes attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiving stress, codependency, and family of origin patterns.

People come to Isabel for career and life decisions, anger and communication concerns, and for help after separation or domestic violence. She provides a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk, learn skills, and try new ways of handling difficult situations.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Isabel often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and then try different actions to feel and function better. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems by breaking hard tasks into manageable steps.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy which teaches people to clarify their values and take actions that align with those values, even when uncomfortable feelings remain. Client-centered work is part of her style too, offering an accepting and respectful space where people feel heard as they explore changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Isabel will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan over time in collaboration with the client.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work or family days, allow shorter check-ins by message when needed, and let someone choose phone if bandwidth or being on camera is a concern. The variety of formats supports different rhythms of care while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.