Chanin Santini
Practical, trauma-informed support for intimacy and stress
LCSW California
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Intimacy-related issues, Stress, Anxiety, Addictions
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Chanin
Chanin Santini is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people untangle difficult feelings and rebuild connection in their lives. She focuses on intimacy, communication, stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and issues around identity and sexuality.
Background and approach
Chanin writes plainly and listens carefully so clients can find practical next steps. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each client's needs. She uses a mix of approaches to address emotional patterns, coping skills, and ways to improve relationships and self-esteem.
Chanin draws on 15 years of clinical experience and brings a trauma-informed, client-centered sensibility to her work. She blends skills training with real-life problem solving, helping people manage overwhelming feelings and rebuild trust in themselves.
Mindfulness practices are used when helpful to reduce reactivity and increase calm. She also incorporates CBT strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for managing intense emotions.
The Gottman Method is part of her toolkit when relationship patterns become a focus, offering concrete exercises for communication and connection. Clients in California who prefer English can work with her.
Chanin supports people dealing with life transitions, body image and sexuality concerns, grief related to illness, and stress from work or caregiving. Her aim is to help people leave session with clear, doable steps they can try between meetings.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Chanin commonly uses the Gottman Method in relationship-focused work to teach clear communication skills, reduce conflict cycles, and practice specific exercises that improve connection. This approach offers hands-on tools that adapt well to video or phone sessions where partners can try skills in real time.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the client's lead to understand what matters most. That stance helps clients feel heard and shapes each session around their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Chanin will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then tailor methods to fit their needs. She mixes approaches as appropriate and checks in regularly so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for practicing communication and seeing nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into busy schedules. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to access regular care and keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed in
California, Pennsylvania
Languages
English