Sara Evans, LMSW

Sara Evans is a Licensed Master Social Worker who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, parenting strain, and life changes. She takes a respectful, encouraging approach and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Conversations are warm and interactive, with an emphasis on practical steps you can use between sessions.

Sara uses a client-centered style that highlights strengths and personal goals. She often brings in cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused ideas to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and build workable habits. The work is collaborative and paced to fit each person's needs.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Family Life Education in 2012 and a Master of Social Work in 2015 from Western Michigan University. Since 2015 she has worked in settings involving the criminal justice system, gaining experience supporting people facing anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, anger, and family conflict.

Sessions combine listening with practical tools such as thought tracking, behavioral experiments, and brief problem-solving plans. Sara helps people practice new skills and notice small changes that add up over time.

She provides sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Scheduling tends to include evenings and weekends, and she checks messages daily to respond in a timely way.

How therapy approaches work online

Sara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered and Solution-Focused approaches to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and try specific behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Client-Centered work focuses on listening, empathy, and building from the person's own strengths and goals. Solution-Focused Therapy aims to identify small, practical steps that move someone toward their preferred life and builds on what already works.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist discusses your goals and preferences, then together you decide which methods to try and how to adapt them for online sessions. This collaborative planning helps make therapy feel useful and manageable.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility in how to connect. Video calls let you see facial cues and use worksheets together. Phone sessions can be a good fit when video isn't convenient or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or for people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or parenting schedules.