Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 41 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD and 10 more.
Sandra Nunez
(she/her)
About me
Hello my name is Sandra Nunez, and I provide intuitive psychotherapy services to individual, children, couples, and families in need of counseling. People search for therapy for various reasons. Most often these reasons include feelings of sadness, experiencing difficulties adjusting to life changes, difficulties dealing with chronic physical pain, emotional pain, trauma, depression, anger, and anxieties. Perhaps you are trying to heal from a difficult relationship breakup, leaving you feeling sad and defeated. It could be that you are a part of a newly formed blended family, living together for the first time, and instead of joy you are experiencing chaos. You may be seeking help, because your spouse has received orders for yet another deployment with the military. Having to say goodbye once again, leaves you feeling frustrated, anxious and sad. Often people come to therapy due to grief and loss. People dealing with difficult life changes, may experience a range of negative emotions, from sadness, anxiety to anger. These feelings often manifest as stress, which may cause further strain in personal relationships or affect one’s quality of life. Guiding Hope Individual and Family Therapy in San Diego, California is a private online practice owned by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Doctorate in Behavioral Health, serving clients in the State of California and Colorado.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
I will work with you on building rapport, provide you with an overview of how we are going to work on your goals. I will spend the first session in getting to you and your background.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I utilize a holistic approach to providing therapy to my clients. I consider each person’s mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional health to facilitate optimal functioning within the individual and family unit. During our sessions, I will focus on learning about your unique upbringing to understand how it shaped you into the person you are today. We might start our session by creating a genogram to process your intergenerational trauma and determine a solution to heal from it. In my practice I specialize in working with children and adults who experience various types of trauma, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, domestic violence dynamics, victims of sexual abuse, codependency issues, emotional overeating, parenting, health, divorce, military issues.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I enjoy working with ages 8 and up focusing on trauma, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, relationship issues, family conflict, military families, cultural issues, grief and loss, divorce, etc.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and PTSD
Other specialties
Child or Adolescent
Family Conflict
Grief
Life Transitions
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Parenting
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Women's Issues
Identifies as
Christian
Person of Color (POC)
Woman
Serves ages
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Licensed in
California
Colorado
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $120 per session
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Kaiser Permanente
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have been trained extensively in CBT and use it frequently in my therapy practice. I teach and help clients utilize CBT skills to reduce anxiety, depression and phobias.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
As a woman of color with a diverse background e.g. biracial and bicultural I personally understand how difficult it can be living in a dominant hetero normative Caucasian culture. We will take your cultural background into consideration in every aspect of your care.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I have used DBT to aid clients with emotion regulation skills that are not reduced by using CBT alone.
Christian Counseling
If you desire to incorporate your Christian faith into your care, we can incorporate such into your treatment.
Grief Therapy
I have worked as a hospice counselor and have extended experience in working with grief and loss.
6 ratings with written reviews
December 2, 2025
Sandra is just the best and I appreciate her so much. Thank you.
Verified client, age 35-44
November 19, 2025
I'm so grateful to have found Sandra as my therapist. She is a pro who is totally engaged and focused during our sessions in an authentic way. She keeps the attention on what is best for me. After several not great experiences with therapists, Sandra has given me the care and guidance I have been seeking and I look forward to our sessions weekely.
Verified client, age 45-54
November 13, 2025
Sandra is the most amazing therapist. I have 2 degrees in psychology, so I understand the process. Sandra is kind, supportive, smart, informed, and intuitive of my needs. I am going through a divorce and cancer. I do not believe I would be in such a good place had I not began my work with Sandra. I am grateful.