About Sanjana Utiramerur
Focus areas
Adult Psychotherapy
Mental Health Consultation
Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit
Anxiety
New Patient Visit
Therapy
Couples Therapy
Psychotherapy
Clientele seen
Children (<13)
Adults (25-64)
Couples
Teenagers (13-17)
Seniors (65+)
Young adults (18-24)
Individuals
Treatment approaches
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Exposure Response Prevention
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Gottman Method
Emotionally Focused
Psychodynamic
Identity
Gender
FemaleLanguages spoken
English
Getting to know Sanjana Utiramerur
Sanjana Utiramerur is a Licensed Master Social Worker who believes therapy should center around empathy, authenticity, and collaboration. She prioritizes creating a warm and supportive environment where clients feel safe sharing their experiences without judgment. Her approach is grounded in curiosity and compassion, helping clients explore how past experiences and relationships shape present patterns.
What should a new client know about working with you?
Sanjana works with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, cultural identity, and self-esteem. Drawing from a strengths-based and holistic perspective, she integrates psychodynamic therapy with evidence-based approaches such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Her work is trauma-informed and flexible, creating space for both insight and skill-building in a way that feels meaningful and relevant to each client.
Sanjana earned her Master of Social Work from Columbia University and her Bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology from New York University. She has experience working with OCD, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and navigating immigrant and first-generation experiences. She believes that everyone deserves a space where they feel genuinely seen and supported.
What is your typical process for working with clients?
I would say my style is warm, collaborative, and systems-oriented. That means I’m always thinking about the bigger picture of a client’s life, including their identities, relationships, culture, environment, and the different systems they’re moving through. I don’t see people in isolation, and I think understanding context is a big part of understanding what someone is carrying. In sessions, I really try to work with my clients rather than take a one-size-fits-all approach. I want us to figure out together what goals actually matter to them and what kind of support feels most helpful. Sometimes that looks like learning concrete skills and finding tools they can use outside of therapy. Other times, it looks like talking through what happened that week, noticing patterns, and building more insight into how they think, feel, relate, and respond. The relationship is the most important part of therapy to me. I take time to really get to know my clients and build a space where they feel safe bringing up whatever is on their mind. Therapy can be uncomfortable sometimes because we may talk about things that are painful or vulnerable, so trust matters a lot. I usually like to have a running thread that we’re working on, but I also always leave room for whatever feels most present that day. Most importantly, I try to bring my full self into the room in a thoughtful and appropriate way. I’m not there to feel like a robot or someone silently analyzing them from across the room. I want clients to feel like they’re talking to a real person who is engaged and genuinely connected with them.
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Education and background
Practice names
Education and training
- Columbia University, Master's in Clinical Social Work
NPI number
1417884263
How soon can I make an appointment with Sanjana Utiramerur?
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Is Sanjana Utiramerur accepting new patients?
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What practice does Sanjana Utiramerur work with?
Sanjana Utiramerur works with Looking Glass Psychology.
What are common reasons for patients to see Sanjana Utiramerur?
Sanjana Utiramerur frequently sees patients for New Patient Visit, Pain Management Consultation, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Sleep Problems. You can see other visit reasons for Sanjana Utiramerur on their profile.
What languages does Sanjana Utiramerur speak?
Sanjana Utiramerur speaks English.