Sara Figueroa, LCSW

Sara Figueroa is an LCSW with 14 years of clinical social work experience. She has worked across child welfare, substance use, crisis intervention, sexual assault advocacy, hospice, and grief counseling. Sara centers each session on the person in front of her and helps them move toward practical goals at their own pace.

She draws from multiple approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions are collaborative - treatment plans are made together and adjusted as goals change. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and make concrete changes.

Sara's background includes work with diverse communities and people with a range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, grief, parenting strain, and caregiving stress. She also lists aging and geriatric issues among her focus areas and supports people navigating later-life transitions.

In sessions she emphasizes clear steps and practical tools alongside supportive listening. That can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, setting small goals, or using a narrative approach to reframe painful experiences. She adjusts methods to fit each person rather than using one fixed style.

People who prefer a steady, goal-minded therapist may find her style helpful. She invites those ready to begin to use the platform’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflects what she hears so people can clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches specific skills to change patterns that cause distress. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own motivation to make changes by exploring ambivalence and setting small, achievable steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that match. Plans and techniques are adjusted over time so the approach stays useful and relevant.

The profile does not list which online session formats are currently offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also supports continuity of care when life disruptions occur, while the therapist and client decide together how to structure sessions to best meet goals.