About Karinna
Karinna Sanchez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, depression, and life changes.
Background and approach
She aims to make the first sessions simple and direct so people can feel understood quickly. Karinna spends the first meetings getting to know each person and learning about the problems they bring.
She sees a diagnosis as a guide, not a definition, and uses it to pick which steps to try next. Together she and the client map out small, realistic goals and a plan to change what causes pain and distress.
Her approach emphasizes listening and collaboration. She helps people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and build skills that ease day-to-day stress.
She also focuses on subjects like forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, and social anxiety. With three years of clinical experience in California, she aims to meet people where they are and adjust the pace to fit each person.
Sessions can include short check-ins or deeper work depending on what is needed. Karinna tries to create clear next steps so progress feels tangible.
Many clients come to address a single problem or to sort through several issues at once. Karinna describes therapy as a joint effort, where insight meets practical action to help people move forward.
Evidence-based techniques and online therapy options
Karinna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking and responding; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and social fears. Another approach centers on building coping skills and small behavior changes to reduce stress and manage grief or life transitions. These methods emphasize clear steps and measurable progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose which techniques fit best with their goals, pace, and preferences. Sessions often combine skill-building, problem-solving, and time to reflect so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines while keeping the focus on practical steps that help day-to-day life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish