- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sara
Sara Laliberte is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts. She has six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. She also supports parents who are feeling overwhelmed and individuals working on self-esteem and motivation.
Sara approaches each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for existing strengths and practical steps that build on what already works.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, doable solutions rather than long lectures or vague theory. Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and issues that follow divorce or separation. She has also supported people dealing with domestic violence, guilt, shame, and isolation.
First responder and veteran-related concerns are among her additional experience areas. Sara aims to empower people to make small changes that add up. She offers a straightforward style that centers the client’s goals and pace.
Conversations often include skill-building, problem solving, and planning for next steps. People who choose Sara can expect a collaborative approach and simple tools to try between sessions. She will listen, help clarify priorities, and support progress toward a more manageable daily life.
What Sara works with
Everything Sara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many of Sara's sessions focus on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that teach concrete skills. One common approach uses practical coping and stress-management strategies to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning; these techniques break big problems into small, manageable steps. Another approach emphasizes processing trauma in a paced way so people can feel safer and regain confidence; this work often combines grounding exercises with gradual exposure to difficult memories.Sara treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She listens to each person's goals, tries methods that fit their needs, and adjusts based on what helps. Clients and therapist choose together which tools to try and how fast to move forward.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when a longer visit is needed. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, quick skill practice, or shorter check-ins during the week. These options aim to increase flexibility so people can work on goals without extra travel or scheduling strain.
Questions people ask about Sara
What concerns does Sara help with?
Sara works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and self-esteem issues. She also has experience with adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and related family challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on skills, problem solving, and building on clients' strengths to make everyday life easier.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sara has six years of professional experience as a licensed clinician. That experience includes work with first responder and veteran issues and end-of-life counseling contexts.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people pick what fits their schedule and comfort.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is charged through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.
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