M. Sara Yap, PsyD

San Francisco and Greater California Psychologist for Anxiety, Burnout & Life Transitions

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Are you...

  • Standing at a you standing at a crossroads, feeling pulled between different worlds and responsibilities?

  • Are you having difficulties balancing the expectations of work, family and what life expects of you and what you expect of yourself?

  • Is it challenging juggling the demands work, family and personal responsibilities, leading to overwhelm and anxiety?

  • Are you struggling with communicating your needs in ways that feel effective and accomplish your goals?

  • Do you feel exhausted trying to please everyone around you while feeling depleted and not meeting your own needs?

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I’m Sara.

I believe you deserve relief from stress and hope for change.

As a licensed clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area / California, I provide counseling by exploring your experiences and challenges by developing practical coping strategies.

I have over a decade of experience supporting clients who are going through a multitude of challenges inclusive of work stress, life transitions, and multicultural issues.

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How I can help

I specialize in therapy for lasting change.

Clients I work with face the following challenges:

  • Maybe you already wake up exhausted, nentally running everything that needs to get done before you start your day. Your to-do list never shrinks and you feel like the people around you are unable to or unwilling to support you. You are capable and driven but it feels like you are pouring out of an empty cup.

    Burnout doesn’t happen overnight but neither does healing from it. Therapy can help you through this.

  • Anxiety can range from feelings of overwhelm to worries about concerns to a feeling of foreboding that won’t go away. It may also may come across as physical symptoms like tightness in your chest, constant headaches, or a low mood that may make even the smallest of tasks feel huge.

    Therapy can help you understand these feelings as well as develop tools and skills that can make life more livable.

  • You want to be understood and supported, yet it often feels like your voice goes unheard. Whether it’s in relationships, at work, or within yourself, boundaries blur and clarity fades, making it hard to feel grounded, confident, and connected.

    Working together, I can support you in finding your voice again, setting effective boundaries that don’t feel like cutting others off and letting go of the constant cycle of people pleasing.

How it works

Life is stressful enough right now. Let me make this part as easy as possible.

Click this link to choose a day and time for a free, confidential consultation.

You’re not alone.

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