Sara Robbins, LCSW, CSW

Sara Robbins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Colorado. She holds the credential LCSW and the earlier CSW credential. Sara brings five years of recent clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related concerns.

Sara uses straightforward, goal-focused conversations to help people handle overwhelming feelings. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build practical coping skills. She also uses techniques that address intense emotions and traumatic memories when those come up.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions typically focus on clear goals, simple skill-building, and steps people can try between meetings. She pays attention to how identity and prejudice can affect mental health, and she aims to respond to each person's background and concerns.

Sara has experience guiding people through issues such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, dissociation, and problems with shame or self-esteem. She also supports people coping with abandonment, attachment concerns, isolation, and the aftermath of sexual assault and abuse.

People who choose Sara can expect a practical focus - tools to manage symptoms and room to talk about meaning, relationships, and values. She works with motivated adults who want clear strategies and a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Sara uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new coping strategies that reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT sessions online focus on concrete exercises and homework that people can try between meetings.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-style work is useful for managing intense feelings and improving day-to-day functioning. When trauma memories are part of the picture, she can incorporate EMDR-informed methods aimed at reducing the hold of painful memories through structured processing.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan changes as needs shift.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are good for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work focused on what the person wants to change.