Isabel Sanchez Cummings , LISW

Isabel Sanchez Cummings is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 11 years of direct mental health experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Isabel also supports those dealing with relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and issues related to trauma and abuse.

Her approach blends practical skills with thoughtful listening. She uses methods from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered work, existential ideas, and mindfulness. Sessions focus on helping people identify patterns, build coping skills, and make decisions that match their values.

Isabel emphasizes self-empowerment and acceptance. She works with people to develop tools for everyday life, from managing strong emotions to addressing career or caregiver strain. She also addresses concerns like body image, attachment struggles, codependency, and compassion fatigue.

Isabel practices from a perspective that values diversity and personal choice. She welcomes people of different cultures, faiths, and sexual orientations and aims to offer both nurture and gentle challenge as needed. Her work centers on supporting clients to find internal and external resources that help them move forward.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Isabel is based in Ohio and brings a social justice orientation to her work. She aims to help people create more resilient, meaningful lives through steady, practical steps.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Isabel uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take action toward what matters to them. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like worry and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Isabel will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and choose methods that fit. That collaborative process helps tailor techniques and pacing so sessions feel useful and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or supplemental support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping focus on progress and practical skill building.