Saundra Rankin, LPC

Saundra Rankin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She works with individuals who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Her approach centers on practical steps clients can use each day to feel steadier and more able to cope.

Saundra believes clients know their own story and brings a respectful, collaborative style to sessions. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works in a person’s life. Therapy focuses on realistic goals, small experiments, and clearer thinking that reduce worry and improve mood.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which links thoughts, feelings, and actions. That approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking, test it, and try new behaviors to see different results. Sessions often include simple exercises and strategies to practice between meetings.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in Texas and many years supporting people through grief, career stress, sleep problems, anger, and life changes. Saundra also has experience with concerns often faced by LGBT people and with bipolar and compassion fatigue challenges.

Sessions are practical and focused on daily life. Clients can expect clear suggestions, gentle feedback, and tools they can use right away. The aim is to help people regain control, build confidence, and handle problems with more ease.

How CBT and online sessions can help you cope

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches people to notice unhelpful thinking patterns, test those thoughts, and try different behaviors to change how they feel. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep problems.

In sessions Saundra focuses on practical skills and small experiments that clients can try between meetings. She works together with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and day-to-day life. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process and may change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.