Sara Figueroa , LCSW

Sara Figueroa is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of practice experience. She works in Wisconsin and brings a background in social work settings that include crisis intervention, substance use, hospice and grief support, and sexual assault advocacy. She focuses on practical help for everyday struggles and major life changes.

Sara keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She listens first and helps people set goals they control. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and issues related to identity and self-worth. She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, and the effects of medical concerns like cancer.

Her approach adapts to each person. She uses methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused strategies. Treatment plans are built together with the person in simple, clear steps.

Sessions tend to focus on finding manageable changes and building coping skills. Sara helps people untangle overwhelming feelings, work through grief and loss, and address patterns that keep them stuck. She pays attention to practical needs and everyday routines as part of the plan.

People describe the work as goal-oriented and down to earth. Sara emphasizes nonjudgmental listening and meeting people where they are. She aims to empower clients to make choices that fit their lives.

For those ready to begin, Sara guides the first steps and helps set a pace that feels right. She frames progress as small, steady changes rather than overnight fixes.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides them to set their own goals while the therapist follows their lead.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is useful when someone feels uncertain about steps like reducing substance use or changing a difficult habit.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals shift.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for a fuller face-to-face conversation when schedules align. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter updates, quick coping strategies, or when someone prefers typing over talking. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep steady progress between appointments.