Sara Lopes

Sara Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She brings eight years of clinical experience and a background in social work to her counseling. Sara aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable.

She has spent much of her career supporting people who have faced homelessness and serious mental health and substance use challenges. That work included helping with housing stability and other day-to-day barriers that get in the way of healing. Those experiences shape how she approaches practical problem solving in sessions.

Sara uses a person-centered stance that centers each individual’s story. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to tailor work to a person’s needs. The methods chosen are explained and tried together, not imposed.

Clients can expect straightforward, respectful care aimed at producing meaningful change sooner rather than later. Sara emphasizes building confidence and useful skills, along with understanding patterns that keep problems stuck. She describes the relationship as walking beside someone through the process.

Her practice also focuses on a broad range of concerns relevant to women, including pregnancy and childbirth challenges, intimacy issues, sexual assault and abuse, and self-love. She balances emotional support with practical strategies to help with daily life and recovery.

Approaches that translate to online care

Sara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, and she also brings a client-centered approach to sessions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and can be useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and mood symptoms. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and is often useful for addictions, smoking or vaping cessation, and behavior change.

Her client-centered stance means she prioritizes the person’s goals and preferences. She works collaboratively to choose or adapt approaches, and she checks in about what is helping as therapy progresses.

For new clients she currently offers messaging and live chat sessions only, not phone or video. If you want to use online services, confirm the available session options before booking so you know which formats are possible. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when a quick session helps, and let people use tools like worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and skill practice between sessions.