- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Sara
Sara Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person.
She aims to help clients feel better and gain confidence in themselves sooner rather than later. Before counseling she did years of social work helping people with housing instability and complex needs.
Background and approach
That background shaped a straightforward way of working that mixes problem-solving with talking through personal stories. She draws on client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to guide sessions. In meetings she listens first, then helps set small goals that fit daily life.
Sessions often focus on coping skills, adjusting unhelpful thinking, and building routines that reduce stress. For people facing addiction or trauma she pairs practical steps with attention to emotions and safety. Sara also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy worries, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions like pregnancy and childbirth.
She mentions work with first responders and those facing domestic violence and sexual assault among her focus areas. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her online hours run Monday through Saturday, with Sunday reserved as a personal day.
New clients currently begin work through messaging and live chat sessions rather than phone or video calls.
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
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- 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
Approaches Sara lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Sara commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the client's lead, listens carefully, and helps you set goals that matter to you. This approach supports people who need empathy, validation, and space to figure things out.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical actions. It often includes homework like tracking patterns, practicing new behaviors, and trying small experiments to reduce anxiety or change habits. For stress, panic, and mood shifts this approach gives clear tools to try between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps find what works best for parenting concerns, addiction recovery, trauma work, or everyday stress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be quicker check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging supports short, frequent contact and written reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage follow-up between sessions, and use tools that suit different comfort levels.
Questions people ask about Sara
What concerns does she address?
Sara helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She also lists additional focus areas such as domestic violence, substance-related problems, and first responder issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses goal-focused techniques like cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build skills and reduce symptoms.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience and a background in social work supporting people facing housing instability and serious mental health and addiction challenges. That experience informs a down-to-earth, problem-solving approach.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She practices from Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. For new clients she currently begins work via messaging and live chat rather than phone or video.
How is cost structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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