Sara Da Silva

Sara Da Silva is a Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. She greets people with warmth and listens to their stories. Her goal is to work side by side with clients to build tools and coping skills for lifes challenges.

Sara focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She offers a collaborative, nonjudgmental style that emphasizes strengths and solutions. Sessions draw on acceptance and commitment ideas alongside cognitive and emotion-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, addiction concerns, grief, and relationship tensions.

Her background includes supporting adults and older adults facing medical and life transitions. She has worked with people navigating addiction to alcohol and drugs, mood disorders, and emotional struggles related to physical disability. She also helps clients adjusting to changes such as moving into assisted living or coping with the loss of a loved one.

Sara combines motivational strategies with client-centered listening to help people set realistic goals. She uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and structured skill work when needed. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Sessions may address self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, body image, caregiver stress, and immigration-related concerns among other topics. Sara provides services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and aims to tailor the approach to each adult's goals and daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and values, then take small actions that match what matters to them. It can help with stress, anxiety, and big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. That approach suits issues such as anxiety, depression, and some eating or anger concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions and patterns in relationships and can help with intimacy-related struggles and communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made if something isnt helping.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed in the profile. Many people find online sessions fit better around work, medical appointments, or caregiving duties. They can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or use video or audio when that works best. Licensed professionals can guide practical steps to bring therapeutic tools into day-to-day routines.