Sarah Chiba, LCSW
Licensed in California · 5 years in practice
Sarah Chiba helps people manage stress and anxiety and cope with addictions.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 101740 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1659161537 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
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About Sarah
Sarah Chiba helps people manage stress and anxiety and cope with addictions. She also supports work on self-esteem, career concerns, and life transitions. Sarah welcomes straightforward conversations and practical steps to feel better.
Sarah is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in California with five years of clinical experience. She aims to make sessions feel calm and nonjudgmental. People can bring whatever is on their mind and work at a steady, manageable pace.
Background and approach
In sessions she listens closely and mirrors what matters to each person. She blends client-centered listening with concrete tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot patterns and try new behaviors. Mindfulness and somatic approaches are used to help people notice how thoughts and body sensations connect.
Sarah often uses solution-focused strategies to set small, achievable goals between sessions. That approach helps clients see progress quickly and build confidence. She pays attention to things like motivation, impulsivity, and isolation so practical plans fit each person’s life.
Her style is direct but warm. She encourages questions and adjusts methods to fit a person’s pace and preferences. If someone wants help with communication problems, guilt, midlife changes, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, or finding a sense of purpose, she offers straightforward support and collaborative planning.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
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Online support
How Sarah’s approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to a person. Online sessions let Sarah follow a person’s lead, asking questions and summarizing so goals become clearer. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. In video or phone sessions she guides practical exercises and homework to try between meetings. Finding the right approach is a shared process. Sarah will talk through what feels helpful, try different techniques, and adjust based on a person’s goals and preferences. The plan is collaborative so methods change as progress is made. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coping strategies, or when someone needs to touch base between appointments. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Sarah supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on communication problems, loneliness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, jealousy, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. Sessions aim to be direct, calm, and focused on steps that can help between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience as a practicing clinician. That background informs how she structures sessions and sets goals with clients.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds a California LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Different formats can be used based on what fits a person’s routine.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time according to its terms.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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