In-person therapy in Oakland & online across California
What if you could be a little more yourself?
Therapy for adults, teens, and couples who’ve been living inside expectations that no longer fit.
You might come in thinking the problem is anxiety, conflict, or the way you shut down…
…and sometimes it is.
But often, those struggles are connected to something deeper: old roles, family dynamics, implicit rules, and expectations you absorbed so early they started to feel like truth.
Together, we’ll make sense of those patterns—not just to understand why you are the way you are, but to create more room for who you are becoming.
To reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been there all along, beneath the expectations, adaptations, and ways you learned to disconnect from yourself in order to belong.
Meet Sara
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California
I believe we come into the world already whole and deeply connected to ourselves. But as we move through life, the people and environments around us shape us. Pain points, ruptures, expectations, and experiences of not belonging can teach us to move away from our authentic selves in order to fit in, stay attached, and feel like we belong.
Therapy offers a space to understand those adaptations with curiosity and compassion—and to reconnect with what has been truly there all along.
In our sessions, we slow down enough to put language to what’s been hard to explain, listen for what’s underneath, and make room for a deeper relationship with yourself. One where you can feel less divided inside, trust your own experience, and move through the world with more freedom to be who you are.
Real change starts at the root
Sometimes the things inside us that want to be shared don’t come forward on their own. They need the right questions, care, and curiosity to pull language from places that have been hard to reach. That’s what we’ll do together here.
Therapy for Teens
Growing up is complicated.
Here, teens can slow down, feel understood, and build a stronger sense of who they are.
Therapy for Adults
Stop managing symptoms.
Start understanding the patterns and pressure driving them so you can create real change.
Therapy for Couples
Love may still be there.
Understand what’s happening beneath the distance or repeated conflict and reconnect more honestly.
Testimonials
"Sara is someone who genuinely gets people.
She listens in a way that makes you feel understood, and she helps you find clarity. She’s been there for me through some tough moments, helping me navigate everything from communication struggles in my marriage to handling difficult relationships.”
"Sara has a profound way of really understanding others and the difficulties life presents.
She brings authenticity, warmth, and dedication to her collaborative approach, and is highly skilled at guiding others through empowering work to bring change and relief."
"Sara prioritizes deeply listening to her clients…
…and meeting them where they are at any given moment as she is helping them gain self-awareness and agency to move towards their goals and their more aligned expressions.”
Having the right therapist allows deeper parts of you to rise to the surface
Let’s start with a conversation where I can meet you with curiosity, not assumptions about who you’re supposed to be.