Sara Elkerm, LCSW

About

Licensed Social Worker in Boston, MA. Works with Women's Issues, Life Transitions and Anxiety. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• BiofeedbackUses sensors to show body signals such as heart rate, breathing or muscle tension as they happen, so a person can learn to change them, for example to manage stress.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Women's Issues, Life Transitions, Anxiety, ADHD, Career Counseling, Coping Skills, Depression, Family Conflict, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Trauma and PTSD

Insurance

1199SEIU, Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Fallon Health, Harvard Pilgrim, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth, MBHP | MassHealth, Medicaid, Oxford, Tufts, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Well Sense, Wellpoint, Wellpoint | Amerigroup, WellSense Health Plan

Fees

Individual sessions $170, couple sessions $190; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Gay Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Other offices

Boston, 02130

Education & qualifications