- 15 years experience
- Affirming care
- Skill focused
About Chanin
Chanin Santini is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice. She helps people who are struggling with self esteem, anxiety, stress, relationship worries, and life transitions. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps people can use between sessions.
Clients often come for help with intimacy and communication problems, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, or questions about sexuality and gender. Chanin also supports people dealing with body image, grief around medical issues like cancer, and the emotional fallout from divorce or separation. She offers care that explicitly affirms LGBT identities and addresses gender dysphoria where it is relevant to the person's goals.
Her work blends several approaches so sessions fit the person in front of her. Client-Centered Therapy gives space to what matters most to each client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and coping in the moment.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Chanin helps people set small, realistic steps and practices to try between meetings. She pays attention to attachment patterns, communication habits, and how sexual expression interacts with relationship needs.
Based in California, Chanin brings experience with first responder stress, fertility and family strain, codependency, and kink-aware care. People who want clear goals and practical skills often find her approach useful.
Clients often come for help with intimacy and communication problems, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, or questions about sexuality and gender. Chanin also supports people dealing with body image, grief around medical issues like cancer, and the emotional fallout from divorce or separation. She offers care that explicitly affirms LGBT identities and addresses gender dysphoria where it is relevant to the person's goals.
Her work blends several approaches so sessions fit the person in front of her. Client-Centered Therapy gives space to what matters most to each client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and coping in the moment.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Chanin helps people set small, realistic steps and practices to try between meetings. She pays attention to attachment patterns, communication habits, and how sexual expression interacts with relationship needs.
Based in California, Chanin brings experience with first responder stress, fertility and family strain, codependency, and kink-aware care. People who want clear goals and practical skills often find her approach useful.