About
- anxiety management
- parenting support
- trauma recovery
About Sara
Sara Laliberte is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with six years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Sessions are presented in English and intended for people located in the United States.
Sara focuses on practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage everyday pressures at home. She listens for strengths in each person's story and helps them notice skills they already use. Conversations tend to be direct and goal-oriented, with attention to small, repeatable changes a person can try between sessions.
She has worked with a broad range of concerns connected to family life and caregiving. These include adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, separation and divorce, and dealing with infidelity. She has also supported people coping with grief, hospice or end-of-life concerns, isolation, guilt, and challenges faced by first responders and veterans.
In sessions she aims to help people build confidence and practical routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. She encourages clear steps for parenting stress and for repairing or improving how people communicate at home. The focus is on what can be changed now, not on labels or long assessments.
To begin, she asks people to describe a few immediate concerns and goals. From there she and the client choose approaches and small tasks to test between meetings. Progress is measured by how daily life feels and what actually changes at home.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people with stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, and depression. One common approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety and stress - teaching breathing, pacing, and short behavioral steps to reduce overwhelm and improve daily routines. This helps when the goal is calmer days and clearer reactions to family pressures.A second approach emphasizes working through difficult memories and reactions after trauma or abuse. It uses graded exposure to distressing memories and new coping skills so those memories have less impact on everyday life. This approach is often used when trauma symptoms interfere with sleep, relationships, or parenting energy.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will compare options with the client and decide together which methods to try first. That decision is based on current concerns, concrete goals, and what the client prefers for doing practical tasks between sessions.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy home life, require less travel, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework so therapy fits around caregiving, work breaks, and other daily responsibilities.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with at home?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What is her approach to therapy?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical, goal-focused work. Sessions emphasize strengths and small, concrete steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with adults on the issues listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats handled?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.