- Telephonic and video
- Collaborative goal setting
- Focus on skills
About Sarah
She favors a team approach where the client and therapist set goals together. Sessions are focused on practical steps and clearer communication rather than long lectures. Sarah adapts the pace to each person and uses straightforward techniques that can be put into daily routines.
Her background includes work with law enforcement, military, veterans, and their spouses. She also supports people in the LGBT community and those from a variety of faith traditions such as Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Judaism. That range informs how she listens and responds to different life experiences.
Sarah uses methods that emphasize how relationships, thoughts, and choices affect day-to-day life. She draws on approaches like attachment-based work to look at relational patterns, cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts, and solution-focused steps to set clear next actions. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to shift habits or make tough changes.
Clients can expect a practical, conversational style and help translating insights into small, doable changes. She aims to make therapy fit into busy lives while addressing both immediate concerns and longer-term goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, Ohio
Languages
English
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and guides changes in how they connect with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and behavior, and it gives tools to change unhelpful thinking and habits. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps and on what can be done next rather than on lengthy problem histories.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to use and adjust them as progress is made.
The profile lists telephonic and video counseling as offered formats, so confirm the current options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow a quicker check-in on short breaks, and remove travel time. They also let people use approaches like CBT and solution-focused work in real life between sessions so skills can be practiced right away.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sarah commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, career struggles, parenting strain, self-esteem and depression. Additional focus areas include ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and first responder issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She helps people set clear goals and use small steps to reach them.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in the field for twenty years, including work with law enforcement, military, veterans, and their spouses.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the credentials LPCC and LPC and practices from Illinois. Her credential abbreviations are listed as given.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography states telephonic and video counseling as formats. Confirm current session options before booking to be sure they meet your needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
