Meet your therapist

Nice to meet you!

I’m Sara Lou

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

⭐ About Sara

My name is Sara and I am an associate marriage and family therapist from San Diego, California. I have experience working with families, groups, and individuals. My favorite things to do are spend time with my family, play with my pets, garden, and go bowling.

🙂 Style

Warm, curious, open-minded.

💬 Why did you become a therapist for kids and families?

My own family is the most important thing to me, so I chose to become a therapist in order to support other families. I find so much joy in uncovering the unique strengths of each individual, while facilitating a safe space where families can better connect to and understand one another.

👍 Fun facts about Sara

Superpower 🦸
To be accepting and caring without judgment.
Self-Care ✨
Spending time outside and connecting with my friends or family.

📚 Specialities

Acculturation Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Couple’s Therapy (relating to parenting), Defiance / Aggression, Grief + Loss, Identity Development, Parent-Child Conflict, School Issues, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Substance Use, Trauma, PTSD.

👥 Approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution Focused.

🤝 Works with

Children 0-17+ and parents.

🎓 Credentials

Master of Arts (MA) in Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego; Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology at Wheaton College.
Available in California.

➕ More about Sara

I have over 5 years of experience working with families in community mental health as a psychotherapist and in applied behavior analysis as a registered behavior technician. I am also a certified domestic violence counselor.
I specialize in working with family systems with histories of trauma.