About Sara
Sara Au is a California-based counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She addresses struggles related to attachment, abandonment, codependency, body image, and communication. Sara explains things plainly and aims to make sessions feel calm and manageable for people who are overwhelmed or unsure where to begin.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation. Sessions center on clear goals, practical steps, and steady emotional support.
Background and approach
Sara helps clients identify patterns that keep them stuck and practices new ways of coping that fit everyday life. Sara has five years of professional experience as an LPCC in California. That background includes work with trauma and relationship-related concerns, and she draws on that experience to guide treatment choices.
She values respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. In session she offers a mix of listening, gentle challenge, and skill-building. Expect talk that is direct but warm, and homework that is realistic for busy schedules.
The aim is to increase confidence, reduce anxiety, and build clearer ways to relate to others. Taking the first step can feel hard, and Sara supports people through that early work. She tailors the pace to each person's readiness and focuses on practical progress over time.
How evidence-based approaches work online
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing patterns and building skills. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life steps to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on processing trauma in measured ways while teaching grounding and emotion regulation skills to lessen distress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and daily constraints, then suggest techniques that fit those needs. Clients and the therapist adjust methods together as progress is made and new challenges appear.
Online sessions make this work more flexible. Video calls let the therapist use visual tools and see nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins or when typing helps organize thoughts, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help therapy fit around work, school, and family demands rather than requiring large schedule changes.
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What this counselor works with
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- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English