About Sarah
Sarah Thomas is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 16 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with self-esteem. She also supports those coping with trauma, relationship strain, and panic symptoms.
She starts by listening to each person’s story and noticing strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical steps that fit everyday life. Sarah keeps language simple and works at a steady pace so people feel understood and clear about next steps.
How Sarah works
Her approach blends several methods to match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and change unhelpful thinking. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience.
Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and finds new meanings. In sessions Sarah also draws on psychodynamic ideas to notice repeated patterns from the past. Solution-Focused techniques help identify small changes that lead to relief.
She adapts tools for issues such as abandonment fears, communication problems, control struggles, guilt, loneliness, social anxiety, and mood or panic concerns. Working with Sarah is a collaborative process. She helps people set clear goals, try practical strategies, and adjust the plan as progress happens.
The first step is choosing to reach out, and she aims to make that step feel manageable and respectful.
Sarah lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on each person’s priorities and lived experience, aiming to build trust and clear goals through supportive listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then try specific changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories someone tells about themselves and helps rewrite those narratives to reduce shame and increase self-worth.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, symptoms, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for short notes, ongoing support, or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using approaches that match the issues at hand.
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