Sara Lopes , LMHC

Sara Lopes is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts who has extensive experience supporting people affected by homelessness as well as those coping with serious mental health challenges and addiction. She earned a master’s degree and holds the LMHC credential, which indicates specialized graduate training and state licensure to provide mental health counseling.

Alongside clinical counseling, she has conducted substantial social work with low-income individuals navigating barriers such as housing stability. Her practice is paced to each person’s needs and emphasizes getting to know who someone is so treatment can be matched to the individual or couple. She frequently draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape interventions and goals.

Sara aims to create a therapeutic experience that helps clients notice relief and meaningful shifts sooner rather than later, while fostering confidence in both themselves and the therapeutic process. She approaches each person with respect, care, and compassion and offers steady support as clients work toward becoming the version of themselves that feels right and authentic.

Her online office hours are Monday through Saturday, with Sunday reserved as a personal day when she is not available for messaging or sessions. Messages received after Saturday evening are answered on Monday. For the foreseeable future, new clients she begins working with are seen via messaging and live chat only, not by phone or video.