About
Sarah strives to create a grounded, collaborative space where clients can reconnect with their strengths, cultivate self-compassion and confidence, and move toward a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Therapy is an opportunity to pause, explore, and repair. Sarah supports clients in exploring their inner worlds, including old wounds and patterns, inner critics, stuck thinking patterns, as well as the joyful, creative, and passionate parts. With these insights, Sarah helps clients to experiment with intentional adjustments in day-to-day life that can have big, fulfilling ripple effects.
Sarah works with clients who are experiencing stressful life transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma-related stress, and chronic pain. She believes every client is an expert in their own lived experience and welcomes clients of diverse backgrounds and identities. She also attends to sociocultural and contextual factors that interact with each client’s strengths and challenges.
Sarah views the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of therapeutic change and seeks to establish a comfortable, non-judgmental environment by practicing cultural humility and meeting clients with genuine warmth and attunement.
Approach to therapy
Sarah takes a person-centered, trauma-informed approach that incorporates the relational and skill-based aspects of healing. In addition to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), she draws from mindfulness-based and Internal Family Systems (IFS) lenses to support clients in building awareness, increasing self-compassion, and making desired changes. Additionally, with a health psychology background, Sarah attends to the connection between emotional and physical health. She can provide evidence-based treatments for perinatal concerns, chronic pain, and insomnia.
Sarah is passionate about the restorative benefits of nature and art. In her free time, she loves backpacking, camping, and incorporating nature into artistic endeavors.
What's next?
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but we keep the process simple and supportive. Here’s what to expect:
Request an Appointment
Once you complete this form, we will reach out. If we have a fitting opening, we will schedule a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to assess fit further together.
Assessment and Planning
The first 2-4 sessions, we assess your history, symptoms, and goals. Together, you and your psychologist will establish a treatment plan and discuss next steps.
Ongoing Weekly Sessions
Sessions are typically weekly for 55 minutes at a consistent time. You and your psychologist will focus on your treatment needs and goals.
Our locations
We proudly serve all of Massachusetts with convenient locations in Boston and Northampton. We also provide teletherapy services from the comfort of your home for any current resident of Massachusetts.
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We are here for you
We recognize the courage it takes to seek professional support, and we are glad you are here.
If you have questions and would like to know more about working with us, please check out our frequently asked questions or reach out to us at info@avivapsych.com.
