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Free Consultation Call
An introductory conversation before beginning therapy.
Virtual therapy across California
Peace, Hope, Renewal.
You don’t have to carry it all alone. A grace-filled space for healing, grounded in compassionate care.
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Areas of support
Hope still exists
Healingis always possible
Sound familiar?
You may be feeling…
My mind doesn’t slow down. I’m always overthinking or feeling overwhelmed.
I don’t want to choose between my faith and therapy. I want both to work together.
I learned to be strong and independent early on, but it’s exhausting to carry everything alone.
I know my past still affects me, but I don’t fully understand how or how to move forward.
Whatever brought you here, start with one slow breath.
In for four, and slowly out for four.
Meet your therapist
About Sarai
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the founder of First Love Therapy. My work is helping people heal from trauma, rebuild trust in themselves and others, and reconnect with the parts of them that may have felt lost.
Healing is always possible. Hope still exists.
I’ve worked in foster care, schools, hospice, crisis programs, and community mental health, and every one of those settings reinforced the same conviction: healing is always possible, hope still exists. My approach is integrative and trauma-informed, drawing on EMDR alongside other therapeutic approaches. Faith is foundational to how I practice. It is not something I require or teach, but something that shapes the way I care for others.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Specialized training in EMDR
- Trauma-informed care
- Virtual across California
Therapeutic approach
More than one way forward.
Therapy here is integrative. Approaches are chosen around what you need in the moment.
- EMDR
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Structured work to process difficult memories safely. Sarai has specialized training in this approach.
- CBT
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Works with the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour, building day-to-day tools for anxiety, low mood, and a loud inner critic.
- DBT
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Skills-based work for when emotions arrive faster than you can manage them, including staying centred, managing triggers, and building steadier relationships.
- Trauma-informed care
- A foundation across sessions. Sarai has specialized training in trauma-informed care.
- Strength-based therapy
- Builds on the strengths you already have, rediscovering confidence and self-compassion.
- Faith integration
- Optional. Space to explore your spiritual journey, whether faith is central to your life or something you’re still figuring out.
In clients’ words
What working together has been like.
This was the best provider I have come across. They’ve taught and helped me heal in ways that I thought I wouldn’t heal… I highly recommend 10/10 therapist.
Feeling a break through for the first time <3
I appreciate her kindness and authenticity so far!
Services & fees
Clear pricing, no surprises.
Session length is chosen with you, based on what you’re working on.
Individual therapy
- 30-minute session30 min
- $90
- A brief, focused session for check-ins, treatment planning, skills practice or follow-up support.
- 45-minute session45 min
- $110
- A standard session addressing current concerns, strengthening coping skills and making progress toward your goals.
- 60-minute session60 min
- $135
- Extended time for deeper exploration, processing and therapeutic intervention.
Evaluations & EMDR
- Initial therapy evaluation60 min
- $150
- For anyone beginning therapy. Presenting concerns, history, clinical assessment and collaborative treatment planning.
- EMDR evaluation & planning60 min
- $165
- Trauma history, readiness assessment, screening and initial planning. Reprocessing does not typically begin at this appointment.
- Extended EMDR session75 min
- $180Self-pay only
- The additional time allows fuller preparation, reprocessing and integration without pausing mid-process.
Book online
Begin when you’re ready.
New to First Love Therapy? Begin with a free consultation call or an initial therapy intake.
$150
Initial Therapy Intake
For anyone beginning therapy. Review of your presenting concerns, mental health and psychosocial history, clinical assessment, diagnostic impressions where appropriate, and collaborative treatment planning.
$110
45-Minute Therapy Appointment
A standard session addressing current concerns, strengthening coping skills and making progress toward your goals.
$135
60-Minute Therapy Appointment
Extended time for deeper exploration, processing and therapeutic intervention.
Peace · Hope · Renewal
Ready when you are.
Change begins when you choose yourself. I’m here to help you find peace, hope, and renewal.