Clare Sartori

Clare Sartori is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Rhode Island with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. Her focus also includes communication problems, loneliness, social anxiety and questions about life purpose.

Clare treats people as the experts in their own stories. She looks for the strengths someone already has and uses those strengths to tackle current problems. In a session she listens, asks practical questions, and helps people test small changes they can try between meetings.

Her work often centers on coping skills for hard moments. That can mean building routines that reduce anxiety, learning ways to handle grief, or practicing clearer communication. She also helps people who feel isolated to reconnect with others and with what matters to them.

When life shifts after a loss, a job change, or another transition, Clare helps people sort what’s important next. Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday choices. She encourages short, doable steps so progress can be seen and adjusted over time.

To get started she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Clare practices in Rhode Island and holds the LMFT credential, guiding people through common struggles without promising a particular outcome.

Approaches you can expect in online sessions

Clare uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate into straightforward, practical work. One common approach focuses on building coping skills for stress and anxiety - learning breathing, routine, and behavior changes that reduce intense reactions and help with day-to-day functioning. Another approach centers on working through grief and loss by creating manageable steps to remember, process, and reorganize life after change so tasks and relationships become easier to handle.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Clare collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they try different tools and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.

Confirm the session formats available before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that is more practical. Clare will discuss how sessions can be arranged to suit daily routines and the kinds of support someone needs.