I have over 10 years of experience working with people who have experienced homelessness as well as serious mental health and addiction. I received my Master's degree and went on to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Besides counseling, I have done a great deal of social work for those who are low-income, facing many challenges including housing stability. My approach is to work at each person's own pace and learn as much as I can about who you are to better help provide support. This leads to providing what treatment approach will work best for the individual (or couple). I also highly draw upon Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the work I do with clients.
My goal is to provide you with a therapeutic experience that allows you to feel relief and shifts sooner rather than later and to give you a sense of confidence moving forward in both yourself and the therapeutic process. As my client, you can expect to be treated with respect, care, compassion, and have someone walking beside you who will support you in becoming the best version of yourself that feels right, true, and honest to you.
I look forward to meeting you, getting to know more about what is going on in your life right now, and beginning to help you feel better through our time together.
For your reference, my online office hours are Monday-Saturday. Sunday is my personal day and I am not available for messaging or sessions that day. Any messages I receive after Saturday evening will be responded to on Monday. For the foreseeable future, for any new clients I begin working with, I am available via messaging and live chat sessions only (not phone or video).
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, ADHD, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Money and financial issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MA LMHC 11731
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Sara has given me amazing tools over the time we have spoken and I will carry what I learned with me for years to come. Thank you for everything
Written on Jun 27, 2022 after therapy with Sara for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Just starting back with Sara and so happy she’s here!
Written on Mar 24, 2022 after therapy with Sara for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Shes the best, she helps me sort through my anxiety moments, with identifying an anxious thought from a regular thought. I dont know if that makes any sense ^, i just woke up after working three 12s in a row. Basically shes the MVP. :D
Written on Dec 07, 2021 after therapy with Sara for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
I was lucky enough to find Sara at a really low point in my life - I was struggling with a job I didn't like and some family issues. My recurring session ith Sara was a HUGE bright spot and help pull me out of the negative state I was in and set me on a path to mental and emotional wellbeing that continues today. I cannot say enough good things about her - she's calm, understanding, and helpful. She always seemed to know the right thing to say, and was ALWAYS available to lend an ear.
Written on May 28, 2021 after therapy with Sara for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
Extremely helpful
Written on May 27, 2021 after therapy with Sara for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes
Sara has been extremely helpful to me in the past few months. I have been experiencing lots of anxiety navigating a bunch of life changes all at once, jobs, moving, baby, you name it. Sara connected with me and was able to give me excellent guidance and advice to help me deal with my stress in healthier more productive ways.
Thank you Sara for being a great counselor!!
Written on Apr 02, 2021 after therapy with Sara for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd