- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem work
About Sara
Sara Au is an LPCC licensed in California with five years of professional experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those dealing with attachment and relationship patterns that cause repeated pain or confusion.
Sara uses practical conversation and focused work to identify what feels stuck. She talks through recent changes and long-standing patterns to notice where energy is going and what matters most now. Sessions are direct and grounded, with room for emotion and concrete next steps.
Her background includes clinical hours in California settings where she supported people managing intense stress and recovery after trauma. Over five years she has worked with clients on communication problems, commitment and control issues, and the fallout of separation and divorce.
Sara often helps people untangle family of origin issues, abandonment concerns, and feelings of emptiness that follow big life shifts. When body image, codependency, or dissociation are present, she keeps the conversation practical and paced to what the person can handle.
Clients can expect a collaborative process aimed at clearer priorities and manageable steps. She asks specific questions, offers observations about patterns, and helps people try new ways of relating to themselves and others. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques can include focused approaches that help people process difficult events and change unhelpful patterns. One common method used in this context helps people notice and shift repeated relationship behaviors by identifying triggers and rehearsing alternative responses. This can be useful for attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.Another practical approach concentrates on regulating anxiety and stress with simple skills and experiments. This work teaches ways to lower intense arousal, test worrying thoughts, and build brief routines that reduce overwhelm. It often supports people coping with grief, depression, and recurring anxiety.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their current needs, goals, and comfort level. This makes it easier to adjust pace and focus as progress unfolds.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often find that remote meetings help maintain consistency after life changes, while still allowing the practical work needed to clarify next steps.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
Sara focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and depression. She also works with linked concerns like attachment, codependency, body image, and family of origin issues.
How does she typically approach feeling stuck?
Her style is conversational and practical. She helps people identify patterns, set short-term steps, and try specific changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working in California settings with people managing stress, trauma recovery, and relationship problems.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LPCC credential and is licensed in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.