Cultivate healing while sowing the seeds of change.

Hi, I’m Sara Budin (she/her), a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT #140215) in San Francisco.

I offer therapy for teens and adults, just like you, who want to:

• Find relief and heal

• Process thoughts, feelings, memories and questions without judgement within a safe space

• Rediscover meaning and joy

Together, we will:

• Examine and identify the issues that are causing you discomfort in your life and relationships.

• Identify patterns that you want to change

• Nurture and explore your understanding of past experiences

• Cultivate your communication skills to support you in your relationships

• Develop your coping tools that help you navigate and understand your emotions and feelings

My integral and relational therapeutic approach is trauma informed and influenced by Humanistic Therapy, Transpersonal Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Internal Family Systems (parts work), Gestalt Therapy, Eco-Therapy, and mindfulness.

While therapy is no laughing matter, I believe that an occasional dose of humor and playfulness within sessions can foster connection and be a salve needed to facilitate your healing process. I believe that everyone is an innately creative being and your imagination and creativity are tools to cultivate your well-being.

At the end of the day, you want to know that you are working with someone who understands how it feels to experience loss, overwhelm and uncertainty.

I get it, because I’ve been there too.

My own experience in therapy helped me identify, heal, and make meaning of my own grief/loss, life transitions and anxiety. Ultimately, through nurturing my own resilience and confidence, I navigated infertility, the illnesses and loss of loved ones, and in midlife, I chose to switch careers from a designer to a psychotherapist. I grew up in the Midwest, studied art, made jewelry, travelled, designed fashion accessories for humans and dogs (yes, dogs), and lived in NYC. I’ve called San Francisco home since 2005 and I continue to enjoy exploring the Bay Area with my partner and child. I am a curious person and I love reading, cooking, travelling, being in nature, and making and experiencing art.