Karinna Sanchez, LMFT

Karinna Sanchez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of clinical experience. She works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes, and she also focuses on issues such as forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, life purpose, and social anxiety and phobia.

Karinna approaches early sessions by prioritizing the person first and exploring the problem more fully afterward. She views a diagnosis as a guide to identify symptoms and potential interventions rather than as a definition of the individual. As an LMFT she emphasizes relational patterns and practical strategies that support healing across personal and family contexts.

Her work centers on accompanying clients through their healing process and helping them reconnect with their own wisdom. Together with each client she identifies what is no longer serving them, sets achievable goals, and creates a plan tailored to reduce or eliminate the feelings and behaviors that are causing distress. Karinna values the courage it takes to ask for help and considers it an honor to be invited into someone’s therapeutic journey.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Virtual Care

Karinna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skill building and relational insight. One approach focuses on skill-based strategies that teach coping tools and emotional regulation for anxiety, stress, and depression, helping clients manage symptoms and respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. Another approach emphasizes family and relational work, exploring interaction patterns and communication to improve parenting, relationships, and social anxiety in the context of close connections. A third area involves grief-informed supportive work to help process loss and navigate important life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karinna collaborates with each client to determine which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress and circumstances evolve. This collaborative stance helps tailor treatment to the individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for accessibility and consistency. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexible options to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, reduce travel time, and allow clients to connect with licensed professionals from locations across California.