Sara Curtis

Sara Curtis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She offers a calm, down-to-earth approach to therapy and helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, anger, or big life changes.

Sara focuses on creating an open space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. She pays attention to practical problems like sleep, eating, and caregiver strain as well as deeper issues such as trauma, family patterns, and mood disorders. Her work also addresses relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, and questions about identity and sexuality.

With 11 years of clinical experience, she draws on a few main approaches to help people make concrete changes. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities. She brings in cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practices are offered for managing strong emotions and impulses.

Sara also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want change but feel stuck. She can help with ADHD-related struggles, anger and impulsivity, substance use concerns, and career stress. She pays attention to how family history and past hurts shape day-to-day life.

Starting therapy can feel hard. Sara’s style is practical, steady, and respectful. She guides people through small steps so progress feels manageable and relevant to everyday life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. Online sessions can recreate that through focused conversation and collaborative goal-setting, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it often uses exercises and short homework that translate well to an online setting. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Sara works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit each person's needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans so the work stays useful and realistic for daily life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use written worksheets, in-session coaching, and mindfulness practice in ways that match their routines without promising a particular format.