About Sara
Sara Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings eight years of clinical experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues around parenting and family. Her approach is paced to each person so they can move forward at a rate that feels safe and manageable.
She has worked extensively with people facing serious mental health and substance use challenges, and with those experiencing housing instability.
Background and approach
That background shaped a practical way of working that emphasizes listening first and matching treatment to what each person needs. She uses methods such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she aims to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and build skills that ease day-to-day life.
That might mean practicing emotion regulation tools, breaking large problems into smaller steps, or shifting unhelpful thoughts. The focus is on usable strategies that lead to relief and clearer thinking. Sara also supports concerns like grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and ADHD symptoms, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth transitions, and recovery from sexual assault or domestic violence.
She offers care with respect and direct support to help people feel more confident in themselves. Her practice is based in Massachusetts, and sessions are offered in English. New clients should note her online schedule and messaging practices when arranging sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the individual. It helps people set goals at their own pace and guides each session around their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors together and offers clear, step-by-step techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and handle panic or addictive urges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and try methods that fit those aims. If something isn’t helping, adjustments are made so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls are useful when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write through thoughts, get brief check-ins between sessions, or use messaging when schedules make real-time calls difficult. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, care duties, or other daily demands while keeping the focus on useful tools and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English