Sarah Sabbides
Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges
LICSW Massachusetts
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Sarah
Sarah Sabbides is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and major life changes.
Background and approach
She combines practical tools with collaborative conversation to help clients explore patterns, build coping skills, and set achievable goals. With nine years of experience in individual and family therapy, she draws on a range of therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
Her work includes additional attention to body image concerns, codependency, dependent personality features, divorce and separation, domestic violence, substance use, eating and food-related issues, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns, social anxiety, and women’s issues.
She aims to create an open atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment, and she encourages clients to recognize the courage it takes to seek help. Sessions emphasize practical strategies, reflective exploration, and collaborative planning to support change over time.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Sarah Sabbides commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop concrete coping skills for anxiety, panic, and daily stress. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support clients who are ambivalent about change, helping them clarify values and strengthen their motivation for shifts in substance use, habits, or other behaviors.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past, then adapts techniques from her training to match those needs. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to engage with these methods through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend regularly around work, family, or mobility constraints, and they allow licensed professionals to deliver skills training, motivational conversations, and narrative exploration in forms that suit each person’s routine and comfort level.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English