Chanin Santini, LCSW
- California
- CA LCSW 131236, PA LCSW CW019281
Not accepting new clientsVerified 10 hours ago
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Open 10 of the last 30 days
Live availability history
Open on 10 of the last 30 days
When Chanin was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 10 days, waitlist or full on 20 days. Most recent check, Oct 27: waitlist or full.
Days available
10/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
Availability forecast
Chanin has been open to new clients on 10 of the last 30 days.
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About Chanin
I'm a licensed therapist practicing in California and Pennsylvania with extensive experience supporting clients through a wide range of life challenges. My work centers on helping individuals navigate stress, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and intimacy concerns with compassion and skill. I specialize in supporting clients with trauma, eating disorders, life transitions, and self-discovery. I'm particularly passionate about helping people work through communication patterns, isolation, shame, and attachment issues. I also have deep experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients, and I welcome conversations around sexuality, polyamory, and alternative relationship structures. My approach honors the complexity of human experience-including workplace stress, family dynamics, grief, mood challenges, and identity questions. I work with clients facing postpartum transitions, gender dysphoria, sexual health concerns, and the unique pressures faced by first responders, military personnel, and caregivers. I believe therapy works best when it's collaborative, culturally responsive, and grounded in genuine connection. My goal is to help you build self-compassion, improve how you relate to others, and move toward greater authenticity and purpose in your life. I'm here to support you with warmth and without judgment, whatever brings you to therapy. Read more Show less
What Chanin helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changesCoachingAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues