Sara Teta

Dr. Sara Teta is a Licensed Psychologist who provides therapy services both in-person in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, and via teletherapy for clients across New York State. She welcomes adults and adolescents experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work or school stress, as well as life transitions and adjustment challenges. Dr. Teta also brings particular expertise to supporting parents of young children and children with behavioral and learning difficulties.

Dr. Teta takes an integrative approach that is rooted in systems theory and incorporates attachment, developmental, and mind-body holistic frameworks. Her focus is on collaborating with clients to develop their capacity to meet achievable goals. This can include frustration tolerance and emotional self-regulation, self-advocacy, resilience, communication strategies, and boundary setting. Dr. Teta uses a variety of evidence-based techniques tailored to the needs of her clients and is also trained in providing the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) to clients who are a good fit.

For the motivated client, Dr. Teta offers an opt-in self-care option that incorporates both the therapy process and an added mental health and wellness support. Assessing the clients' lifestyle, food routines, and environmental exposures leads to creating specific action steps to support the client with progress towards their treatment goals and optimizing their everyday mental health.

Dr. Teta has a rich history in working with systems; this includes schools, the family system, and organizations. Her position in NYC schools is a blend of direct service to students, classroom and family support, as well as training staff and administrators by providing coaching to promote positive mental health in schools. As the coordinator of College Entrance Exams for students with testing accommodations, she developed trainings for disadvantaged students to learn how to utilize test accommodations and for proctors to appropriately support students testing. Her graduate training included systems work with the Bullying Prevention Institute of NJ and Inclusive School Climates Initiative, as well as robust training providing individual therapy at the Center for Psychological Services at Rutgers.