Sarah Garcia, LCSW

Sarah Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker in California with nine years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. As a non-binary clinician who uses they/she pronouns, Sarah centers clients as the experts in their own lives and draws on each person’s existing strengths to foster resilience and growth.

Sarah’s practice is LGBT-affirming and welcomes individuals coping with identity-related concerns, attachment struggles, body image challenges, caregiver stress, chronic health issues, and other life transitions. Their clinical work blends attachment theory with dialectical behavioral therapy and feminist therapy to address both emotional regulation and the relational patterns that shape well-being.

Holding an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Sarah aims to create a collaborative environment where exploration and healing can occur at the client’s pace. They acknowledge that beginning therapy takes courage and offer steady support for those navigating loss, trauma, mood concerns, panic, or questions about self-worth and life purpose.

Evidence-based approaches for flexible online care

Sarah commonly integrates dialectical behavioral therapy and attachment-focused work into online sessions. Dialectical behavioral therapy emphasizes practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving coping strategies; it is often used when clients struggle with mood swings, panic, or self-destructive impulses. Attachment-based approaches explore patterns in relationships and early attachment experiences to help people understand how those patterns affect current connection, trust, and communication.

These methods are offered collaboratively - Sarah works with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches fits their goals, preferences, and needs. Together they set priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress and insight develop.

Online therapy with Sarah is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which supports flexible scheduling and ongoing access from different locations. For many clients this format makes it easier to attend regular sessions, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.