Sara Griffith , LMFT

Sara Griffith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Southern California with 20 years of clinical experience. As an LMFT, she applies specialized training in relationship and family dynamics to support individuals, parents, and caregivers through life transitions and emotional challenges.

Sara's work has emphasized support for parents of infants and young children, including adjustment to parenthood and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. She also helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and difficulties in relationships. Her practice extends to family concerns such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, abandonment and attachment issues, and challenges tied to family of origin.

Her counseling style is described as positive, nurturing, and empowering. She blends clinical judgment with life experience and intuition to help clients move past stuck places and build on existing strengths. Sara often uses an attachment-focused lens to explore how past relationships influence present patterns, and she incorporates solution-focused methods to identify practical steps forward. She also integrates mindfulness practices, accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy techniques for safe emotional exploration, and familiarity with 12-step recovery approaches when relevant.

Sara provides therapy in English and works with individuals and families across a range of parenting, relationship, and mental health concerns. Her approach aims to foster resilience, clearer connection, and forward momentum.

Attachment and Solution-Focused Care Online

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes the influence of early relationships on current patterns. In accessible, relational terms, this approach explores how past attachment experiences shape present responses in close relationships and parenting, and it helps people develop more secure ways of relating.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and practical steps rather than lengthy exploration of problems. It helps identify small, achievable changes that build momentum and reduce distress in areas such as parenting challenges, family conflicts, and everyday stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is handled collaboratively. Sara Griffith works with each person to determine which methods fit best with the individual's goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time based on what helps the person move forward.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how care is delivered. Sessions can occur by video call or phone for in-depth conversation, or through live chat and text-based messaging for shorter check-ins and as-needed support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across different life demands.