Prof. Sandra Brackenridge

Prof. Sandra Brackenridge draws on more than three decades of clinical and academic work to guide people through difficult life transitions. She has a long history as a social work professor and continues to supervise clinicians pursuing licensure, while also keeping a therapy practice that addresses stress, grief, relationship strain, and related concerns.

Her background includes teaching, publishing, and presenting on grief and bereavement and on mental health in healthcare settings. She has worked with the aftermath of natural disasters and public health emergencies, and she has written about how these events affect wellbeing. This experience shapes how she listens and responds to clients facing sudden change and loss.

Sandra uses approaches that emphasize relationships, personal meaning, and the stories people bring to therapy. She leans on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to help people feel heard and to rebuild connection. Narrative and existential ideas support work on identity, purpose, and life direction.

She has substantial experience supporting healthcare professionals, including veterinary staff, and understands the toll of compassion fatigue and burnout. Her practice also addresses divorce and separation, blended family challenges, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career stress.

People who choose Sandra often want a thoughtful, experienced clinician who can match practical strategies to their life situation. She invites a conversational, respectful process and offers guidance shaped by long experience in both practice and supervision.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work focuses on the quality of relationships and safety in connection. It helps people notice how early patterns shape current relationships and supports repair and better communication.

Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and emphasizes empathy and respect. This approach helps when someone needs a listening space to sort feelings, make decisions, or regain confidence.

Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. It can be useful for reframing identity after divorce, career change, or major loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods as the relationship develops. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits the person's needs rather than forcing a single technique.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, working remotely can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. For people juggling healthcare roles, caregiving, or school, that flexibility can help sustain therapy alongside everyday responsibilities.