Sara Gomez Villalobos, CSW

Therapist

Sara Gomez Villalobos is a compassionate therapist who believes healing begins when people feel genuinely seen, heard, and accepted. She understands that life often requires balancing family expectations, cultural identities, grief, life transitions, and the pressure to always appear strong. Sara creates a warm, collaborative space where clients can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and discover healthier ways of moving forward. While she takes the work of therapy seriously, she also believes laughter and humor can be powerful parts of the healing process.

Sara specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life transitions. As a bilingual, native Spanish-speaking therapist, she is passionate about providing culturally responsive care and has particular insight into the experiences of first-generation individuals, faith transitions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those balancing multiple intersecting identities. Her approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and authentic human connection, helping clients better understand themselves while building resilience and lasting change.

Sara believes every person's story deserves to be met with empathy rather than judgment. Her goal is to help clients feel empowered to honor both their own needs and the relationships that matter most, creating lives that feel more balanced, authentic, and fulfilling..

Location: Lehi

Patient Types: Teens, Adults

Languages Spoken: Spanish, English

Specialties & Expertise

  • Anxiety

  • Bisexual

  • Codependency

  • Depression

  • Faith Transitions

  • Family Conflict

  • First generation

  • Grief

  • Infertility

  • Lesbian

  • LGBTQ+

  • Polyamory & ENM

  • Relationship Issues

  • Self Esteem

  • Self-Harming

  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly

  • Stress

  • Substance Use

  • Trauma and PTSD

Treatment Approach

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

  • Compassion Focused

  • Culturally Sensitive

  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

  • Family Systems

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Multicultural

  • Narrative

  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy

  • Relational

  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

  • Strength-Based

  • Trauma Focused