How Sara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Texas
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sara
Sara Cooley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, and big life changes. She works with adults who need practical tools to manage strong emotions and steady their day-to-day life. Her approach is straightforward and calm, aimed at creating real shifts rather than quick fixes.
Sara uses a mix of talk-based and skills-focused methods in sessions. She teaches strategies to lower panic, handle overwhelming anger, and cope with grief or loss.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple exercises and homework so people can practice new ways of reacting outside of therapy. She pays close attention to relationships and patterns that repeat from a person’s past. That includes work on attachment issues, codependency, and family of origin problems.
Those conversations are framed so people can understand how old patterns show up now and try different choices in daily life. Her work also addresses concerns like substance use, body image, eating and sleeping trouble, and career stress. For many people she helps boost self-esteem and reduce isolation by building small, achievable habits and clearer communication skills.
Sara has five years of clinical experience and holds a Colorado and Texas LCSW credential. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Appointments are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
What Sara works with
Everything Sara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take action toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. That means trying strategies together, adjusting based on what helps, and focusing on clear, doable steps between sessions.
Online sessions bring flexibility and more ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing coaching. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use strategies in real time where they matter most.
Questions people ask about Sara
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sara supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and many mood concerns such as bipolar and panic attacks.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes warm, client-centered conversation with practical skills teaching. Sessions balance understanding patterns with learning tools you can use between appointments.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral issues and focuses on building coping skills and clearer communication.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with Colorado and Texas LCSW credentials and is based in Colorado.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.