About Sara

As a relational, attachment-based therapist, I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a powerful vehicle for change. As a systemic therapist, I also believe that the systems you’re part of matter, and that your experience can’t be understood outside of those systems. 

You may have had the experience of “getting” something on a logical level, yet finding that knowledge to be inadequate or insufficient. I believe real change has to be felt, not just rationalized. So I focus on creating a relationship where it’s safe to take relational risks and have new experiences that create change on a deeper level. 

Within the relationship, the work can take many forms. We may start by looking into your past, as I believe the past is important in understanding the present, and that it’s useful for helping you understand your attachment style and relational patterns. And if you’re one of the many neurodivergent people who have experienced trauma, we can draw on Internal Family Systems/parts work and Emotion-Focused Therapy to help heal your younger self. 

My goal is to always meet you where you are, and sometimes that might mean taking a more practical, skills-based approach. This could mean developing strategies to manage ADHD overwhelm, big emotions, and struggles with organization, time-blindness and prioritization. For example, you may be feeling like you know what you need to do yet still can’t get it done. Here I also draw on my background as an ADHD coach, and use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family System to help you understand the emotions that may be getting in your way, see the different parts that create internal conflicts for you, and change how you relate to these parts. 

I also have ADHD and so I know from my own experience what it’s like to be successful on paper yet also feel constantly overwhelmed and burned out, and to feel like everything seems harder for you. I have a different background from many therapists, as I attended Yale Law School and worked as an attorney and as a start-up executive before returning to school to become a therapist. So I also know what it’s like to be neurodivergent in a high-pressure environment. 

 As a therapist, I show up as warm, empathetic, patient and curious. I want you to feel seen, understood and supported. I don’t believe that a therapist can be a blank slate, so I try to show up authentically and bring my own compassion, insight, humility and humor to our sessions.