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Sara Markham, LMFT

Based in California 3 years in practice Online sessions

Community-minded therapist focused on practical change

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Credentials
LMFT
Licensed in
California
Years in practice
3
Languages
English
Session format
Online, through our partner platform

About Sara

Sara Markham is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings a warm, practical style to sessions. She focuses on listening carefully and helping people make clear, manageable changes. Sara uses straightforward conversation and gentle curiosity to help clients understand what they want to change and why.

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, eating concerns, and workplace challenges. She also supports those facing grief, trauma, self-esteem struggles, and issues related to sexual orientation.

Background and approach

Her practice includes attention to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related worries. Sara draws on client-centered work to meet people where they are and build trust. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.

Mindfulness methods help clients learn to notice feelings and body signals without getting overwhelmed. Her sessions also include psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas when they fit the person's goals. That means she pays attention to past patterns that still matter now and helps clients set small, actionable steps toward change.

Conversations are guided toward practical tools and clearer communication. With three years of professional experience as an LMFT in California, Sara aims for a calm, collaborative pace. She believes simple shifts in thinking and behavior can open room for better relationships and more confidence.

Her approach centers on building a trustworthy working relationship so people can try new ways of coping and relating.

What Sara works with

Everything Sara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sara's practice.

Approaches Sara lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

How Natalie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of her. In online sessions this means conversations are shaped around the client's immediate concerns and goals, with the therapist following the client's lead to build trust and clarity.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is useful for anger, anxiety, sleeping issues, mood problems, and compulsive patterns by giving short exercises and clear steps to try between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention to bodily sensations and emotions without getting swept up in them. It can help with stress, self-harm urges, eating-related impulses, and overwhelming emotions by encouraging small, regular practices that calm reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaborative process may shift as progress is made and new needs appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text is helpful for brief check-ins, nightly mood tracking, or staying connected between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different ways of communicating as needs change.

Questions people ask about Sara

What kinds of problems can Sara help with?

Sara works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, grief, trauma, workplace strain, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses a warm, listening approach that mixes client-centered care, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, psychodynamic perspective, and solution-focused steps to create practical change.

How much experience does she have?

Sara has three years of professional experience as an LMFT working with people in California.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a California LMFT and practices with clients in California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work together with Sara?

She is not accepting international clients at this time and works with clients located in California.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and lifestyles.

How are costs and getting started handled?

Cost varies with location and subscription terms; the subscription can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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