Sandee Young , LCSW

Sandee Young is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 21 years of practice to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She focuses on helping people build confidence, manage mood shifts, and find practical ways to cope with life changes. Sandee is based in Idaho and works with clients who identify as LGBTQ+.

Her approach starts with a respectful, compassionate conversation about what feels most urgent. She and the client shape a plan together that fits the person's needs and pace. Sessions emphasize clear goals, small steps, and honest feedback to track progress.

Sandee draws on years of experience across a wide range of concerns. She supports people facing relationship strain, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, and the hard work of grief and end-of-life decisions. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, ADHD-related coping, and mood disorders including bipolar challenges.

Practical tools are mixed with space to process emotion. Clients can expect to talk through patterns, try new coping strategies, and review what works in everyday life. Sandee aims to empower people so they can make steady changes that fit their circumstances.

Conversations often include work on communication skills, reducing shame and guilt, and clarifying life purpose. The goal is to leave sessions with a clearer next step and more confidence in handling what comes next.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Sandee uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and then practices new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. This approach is useful for mood challenges, social anxiety, and everyday stressors. Another approach centers on grief and life transitions, offering space to name losses, work through difficult feelings, and develop routines that support recovery and meaning. It is helpful for bereavement, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Sandee works with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, whether that means trying coping skills, focusing on communication, or exploring deeper emotional patterns. Goals and methods are revisited as progress is made so the plan stays relevant to current needs.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls support face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and daily life.