Hi, I’m Sara! I'm a therapist for children, adolescents, young adults, parents, and families, who are feeling overwhelmed by big emotions, behavioral challenges, or difficult transitions. Many of the families I support are looking for guidance, practical tools, and a therapist who understands both the child’s experience and the parent’s perspective. I specialize in helping families build emotional regulation skills and strengthen parent child connection, offering structured, practical support tailored to children, teens, and parents seeking clarity and confidence.

I help children and teens manage emotions, while supporting parents with clarity, tools, and reassurance. I provide warm, structured therapy for families navigating anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, behavioral concerns, and reunification.

My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and skill-focused. I strive to create a space where children and teens feel safe and understood, while parents feel supported rather than judged. I believe therapy works best when it feels human, structured, and empowering and when families leave sessions with tools they can use in everyday life.

Sara commonly supports clients navigating:

• Big emotions, meltdowns, and emotional outbursts
• Anxiety and worry in children and teens
• Emotional regulation and impulse control challenges
• Behavioral concerns at home or school
• Self-esteem and confidence building
• Social skills and peer relationship difficulties
• Parent stress, burnout, and uncertainty
• Family communication challenges and life transitions
• Reunification therapy and supporting families after separation or conflict

Approach:

Sara uses a strengths-based, developmentally informed approach and integrate evidence-based modalities including:

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Family Systems approaches
• Play-based and creative interventions for children and adolescents

Sessions are thoughtfully tailored to each child or teen’s developmental needs, while also providing parents with insight, guidance, and practical strategies to better support their child at home and school.

Education, Credentials & Experience:

Sara earned her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of North Texas and my Master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University in New York, and Sara is Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). Sara has experience working with children, adolescents, and families across school settings, inpatient units, and partial hospitalization programs, supporting individuals with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and relational needs. Sara is DBT-Informed and has completed 29.5 hours of Foundations Jump Start into Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training, led by Shari Manning P.H.D.

These experiences have shaped Sara's belief that meaningful change happens when compassion is paired with structure and when children, teens, and parents are supported together as a team.