- Client-centered approach
- Trauma-informed care
- Skill-based work
About Chanin
Chanin Santini is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and intimacy concerns. She works with people who want to rebuild self-esteem, manage trauma symptoms, or navigate sexuality and identity questions. Her tone is supportive and direct, aimed at people who want practical change.
She focuses on clear communication and real steps clients can use between sessions. Chanin uses a client-centered approach to listen and shape goals around each person's life. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT strategies to build emotional regulation skills.
Many people come to her for help with relationship issues, communication problems, or recovering from abuse. She also supports those dealing with addictions, body image struggles, fertility and cancer-related stress, and concerns related to gender and sexual identity. Chanin addresses attachment patterns and kink-informed topics with direct, nonjudgmental conversation.
Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Chanin helps people set small, reachable goals and practices skills together in session. She also offers coaching-style support for people who want focused, goal-oriented work.
Chanin holds an LCSW and maintains a practice in California. She has about 15 years of experience in clinical settings, and she integrates mindfulness and relationship-focused work into ongoing care. If considering therapy, readers are encouraged to review session options and scheduling details before booking.
She focuses on clear communication and real steps clients can use between sessions. Chanin uses a client-centered approach to listen and shape goals around each person's life. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT strategies to build emotional regulation skills.
Many people come to her for help with relationship issues, communication problems, or recovering from abuse. She also supports those dealing with addictions, body image struggles, fertility and cancer-related stress, and concerns related to gender and sexual identity. Chanin addresses attachment patterns and kink-informed topics with direct, nonjudgmental conversation.
Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Chanin helps people set small, reachable goals and practices skills together in session. She also offers coaching-style support for people who want focused, goal-oriented work.
Chanin holds an LCSW and maintains a practice in California. She has about 15 years of experience in clinical settings, and she integrates mindfulness and relationship-focused work into ongoing care. If considering therapy, readers are encouraged to review session options and scheduling details before booking.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching
Additional focus areas
Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
California, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Using client-centered and skills-based methods online
Chanin often blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior strategies. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and shaping goals from what matters to them, which is useful for relationship and identity concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, helping people spot patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood and try small behavioral experiments. Dialectical behavior therapy emphasizes emotional regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are useful for intense emotions and relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Chanin will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made. This collaborative process helps ensure sessions feel relevant and practical.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing quicker check-ins during the day. It can also let people use audio-only or video sessions depending on comfort and bandwidth, and it supports continuing care after life changes that affect location or schedule.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Chanin address?
She supports people with intimacy and relationship issues, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, and questions around gender and sexuality.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining listening with concrete skill-building from CBT and DBT along with relationship-focused methods.
What experience does she bring?
She has about 15 years of clinical experience working in settings that inform trauma-informed and relational care.
Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW and practices in California, with licensure noted as CA LCSW and PA LCSW in her background.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies by location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Chanin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.