- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Communication skills
About Clare
Clare Sartori is an LMFT licensed in Rhode Island with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Clare also focuses on issues such as communication problems, isolation and loneliness, social anxiety and phobia, self-love, and questions about life purpose.
Clare frames clients as the experts of their own stories and builds on individual strengths. In sessions she listens for clear, practical steps that reduce daily overwhelm. She helps people name what matters most and tests small changes that can shift routines and relationships.
Her work often centers on coping skills for strong emotions and on practical communication strategies. Clare talks through ways to manage anxiety and grief so people can make steadier decisions. She pays attention to patterns that keep someone stuck and practices alternatives in session.
Clare encourages straightforward goal-setting and short-term experiments to see what helps. She supports people who are rethinking work, relationships, or health and want to find what feels most meaningful next. Her manner is direct and focused on useful next steps.
To begin, people use the site matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. The therapist uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, with rates that vary by location.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Clare uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach she relies on is skills-based work to manage anxiety and stress. This involves learning and practicing specific breathing, planning, and coping strategies to reduce day-to-day overwhelm and make decisions more manageable.She also uses structured grief and loss work that helps people name feelings and try small, meaningful actions that honor what they’ve lost. This approach supports clearer thinking and steadier functioning when emotions run high. When social anxiety or communication problems are present, Clare practices real-world conversation and exposure exercises that build confidence in small steps.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Clare collaborates with each person to figure out which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods based on what the person finds useful.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking. The therapist’s profile notes online scheduling through the site and a subscription payment model, but it does not list specific session modalities here. Confirm the available session options when you schedule so you know what will fit into your week. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend between other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She starts by listening and identifying strengths in a person’s story. Sessions emphasize practical steps and short experiments to test what helps next.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Rhode Island and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.