Sana Anas, LCSW

Sana Anas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience offering virtual care to people in Hawaii. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Her approach is warm and direct, and she aims to help people make steady, practical changes.

Sana meets each person where they are and builds therapy around their needs. Sessions use the person's strengths to set small, achievable goals. She brings a calm, person-centered style and sometimes uses light humor to ease tense moments.

Sana uses several approaches to guide sessions, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, EMDR, and motivational interviewing. She adapts methods to fit what a person finds most useful rather than sticking to one fixed model.

Her work often focuses on issues such as abandonment and attachment difficulties, body image and self-esteem, intimacy and sexual diversity concerns including kink and BDSM, codependency, and substance use challenges. She also supports people navigating career questions, life transitions, and commitment or communication problems.

Sessions are offered in English and are conducted online for people located in Hawaii. Sana emphasizes collaboration and practical steps so people leave sessions with a clearer plan and something to try between meetings.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Sana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. CBT focuses on small experiments and practical tools to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify values and take committed actions even when difficult feelings are present. ACT can be useful for managing anxiety, stress, and life changes by teaching flexible ways to respond to inner experience.

Attachment-based work is another thread in her practice, helping people understand how early relationship patterns shape current connections and reactions. This approach can support those dealing with abandonment, codependency, or intimacy concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sana will talk through options, consider the person's goals and preferences, and try methods that match what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility: video calls approximate in-person meetings for focused conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day and keep momentum between meetings.