Sara Barrientos , LCSW

Sara Barrientos is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience in the social work and behavioral health fields. Her career has included work with children and families, at-risk homeless youth, adolescent and adult behavioral health clients, and older adults. For the past 10 years she has worked in an intensive outpatient group therapy program serving senior citizens managing depression and anxiety, and she also has direct experience supporting individuals facing marital and relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and loss.

Sara approaches therapy with a focus on uplifting, encouraging, and motivating clients to identify practical solutions that fit their lives. She is known for a compassionate, caring, and understanding style that honors each person where they are in their journey. Her therapeutic aim is to help clients set meaningful goals and provide the accountability and support needed to pursue those goals. Sara integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each individual's needs.

As an LCSW Sara holds a professional license to provide clinical social work and psychotherapy. She brings experience across the lifespan and a commitment to respectful, goal-oriented work with adults and families navigating stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma, and life transitions.

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