Sara Figueroa
Experienced LCSW focused on clear, practical support
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Sara
Sara Figueroa is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience. She practices in Wisconsin and brings practical, down-to-earth support for people facing family and parenting concerns among a range of other issues. She meets people where they are and focuses on clear, usable steps rather than medical jargon.
Sara uses common-sense guidance to help clients manage stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and life changes. Her background includes work across child welfare advocacy, substance use care, crisis response, sexual assault advocacy, and hospice and grief support.
Background and approach
That variety shaped a flexible style. Sessions tend to focus on short-term goals, coping skills, and improving communication. She draws from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when they fit the situation.
Sara prefers to collaborate on treatment decisions. Plans are created together, and she adjusts her approach as needs change. She emphasizes respect and nonjudgment so people can talk honestly about difficult topics like trauma, relationship struggles, or parenting stress.
In practice she uses techniques from Client-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy as appropriate. Those methods help people reframe difficult experiences, build practical strategies, and move toward manageable change. Her tone is supportive and straightforward rather than clinical.
Sessions are offered online by licensed professionals in formats that include video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Cost varies with location and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules based on the therapist's availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online care tailored to your needs
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are. The therapist creates a nonjudgmental space and follows the client's lead to identify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. It is practical and skill-focused and often helps with stress, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. From there she combines methods and adjusts the plan so it fits the person's life and priorities in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, while phone sessions give a simpler option for those who prefer voice only. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in or work through issues in shorter, flexible moments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity when life is unpredictable.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Motivational Interviewing
A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
Next step
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