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Sara Curtis

Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges

LCSW Wisconsin

Experience
11 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Sara

Sara Curtis is a licensed clinical social worker who centers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

With an LCSW credential and over a decade of practice in Wisconsin, she brings focused, practical interventions that emphasize clear thinking, emotional awareness, and skill development to address issues such as trauma, grief, addiction, and mood disorders. Sara creates a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where clients are invited to explore patterns, practice new coping strategies, and set achievable goals.

Her experience includes supporting people facing family conflicts, communication struggles, intimacy and sexual health concerns, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses concerns related to body image, parenting, impulsivity, ADHD, and seasonal mood shifts.

Clients can expect an approach that blends evidence-informed methods like CBT and DBT skills with motivational interviewing and narrative work to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. Sara’s practice emphasizes practical tools for day-to-day change as well as attention to deeper themes such as forgiveness, guilt, and family of origin issues.

Practical approaches for online change



Sara frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more effective strategies; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. She also incorporates Client-Centered Therapy principles, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental stance that helps people explore feelings and priorities at their own pace. When emotional regulation and distress tolerance are central concerns, she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach concrete techniques for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each person to assess needs, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what fits the client’s goals and preferences rather than insisting on a single path from the start.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from home. These options allow clients to practice skills between sessions, receive timely coaching, and maintain continuity of care even when in-person meetings are impractical.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Sara address in sessions?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, mood disorders, and issues like body image, parenting, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sara blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and DBT-informed skills, using motivational interviewing and mindfulness techniques to help clients develop practical coping strategies.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds an LCSW and brings 11 years of experience working in mental health, focusing on both symptom management and longer-term personal growth.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Sara is licensed in Wisconsin with credential WI LCSW 8577-123 and provides services to clients in that state.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English