Chanin Santini , LCSW

Chanin Santini is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing intimacy, anxiety, and life transitions. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence for those wanting clearer communication, healthier relationships, or relief from stress and addiction concerns.

She works with clients on issues related to sexuality, gender identity, and LGBT concerns, and supports people dealing with trauma and shame. Chanin also addresses body image, self-esteem, and the emotional strain that comes with fertility or cancer-related challenges.

Her style is practical and person-focused. Sessions tend to center on immediate concerns, building skills for emotional regulation, and improving day-to-day interactions. She uses straightforward tools people can practice between sessions.

Chanin draws on 15 years of experience and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or LCSW. She is licensed in California and Pennsylvania and sees clients in California.

People often come to her wanting help with hurting relationships, commitment questions, or coping after separation. She also supports those exploring kink, BDSM, and alternative sex culture, and helps with first responder stress and forgiveness work.

Her approach combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based work. That mix aims to increase insight and create small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's own goals. It helps people feel heard and encourages change by building on their strengths and values.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns that get in the way of relationships and work.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be particularly useful for intense emotions and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That might mean mixing listening-focused sessions with skill practice between meetings.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good when you want face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit short check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing, flexible communication. These options make scheduling easier and allow people to fit therapy into busy lives.