For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?

I am genuinely a gentle kind caring soul who will foster a safe space to build a trusting relationship. Your journey of healing will be one of respect and of guided discovery. As a fellow human being and as a father, child, brother, friend, and cousin, I know depression very well and have experienced it too. If you are feeling low and down on your luck, you are not alone. I can empathize with many of you. Your empowerment and recovery is very meaningful to me. I believe each of you have the strength and knowledge to heal, but it is blocked due to painful memories. The key to treatment plan is collaboration. I will respect your readiness to move forward. Each of us have unique experiences and are at different stages of life. This is your journey, so I will be attentive to your desired pace

My specialty is AF EMDR (Attachment Focused Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) therapy and Super Resourcing. If you have traumatic experiences, painful childhood, low self-esteem, I may be the perfect match for you. These things haunted me for 35 years. CBT, DBT, and talk therapy gave me some relief, but it was AF EMDR that transformed me and gave me the healing I needed. Rest assured, I can walk the talk and guide you in your journey of self discovery and healing.

No one has to face pain alone! Therapy is no longer a week to week hour of just talking continually about painful moments. We have evidence based and researched techniques that work to help us shed the past and move to healthy behaviors and choices and new beginnings! We can heal from pain that once paralyzed us. 

Sometimes life's struggles and transitions have led to pain and feelings of being paralyzed and lost. You are not alone even though day after day it might feel like a daily battle. Counseling can be the answer to finding hope and a new beginning to finding answers, self-awareness, and self-compassion for making new choices and having a new outlook. Sarah helps you find connections between your thoughts, feelings and actions to be emotionally healthy and face past hurts that are holding you back. Thoughts aren't facts and you can learn to change that inner voice that criticizes you and shed faulty beliefs that lead you down the wrong path time and again. Sarah is certified in EMDR, a highly researched and supported therapy for trauma and PTSD. EMDR enables people to heal from symptoms and emotional pain and is also used to address multiple mental health issues. Using techniques that align with neuroscience, this therapy uses the body’s ability to heal, often producing relief from many symptoms quickly. For children, Sarah integrates play techniques with EMDR because children heal through play and imagination. The effectiveness of EMDR results in clients who feel empowered rather than paralyzed by life experiences that in the past caused them great pain. EMDR does not require extensive homework or hours of talking about the pain to find relief. Simply said, talk therapy helps clients handle emotional pain, but EMDR removes the emotional pain! This is why EMDR is almost always Sarah's go to choice for most of her clients regardless of therapy issue.

Therapy can mean so much to different people. There may be shame attached to "needing" therapy, or perhaps those in your life may think it's "silly" or "unnecessary". I would encourage you to view therapy as simply a space where you can experience support and hopefully healing. Where you can learn how to form a healthy and secure relationship at your pace. Therapy can be challenging but if you think about a struggle that you have currently, if you can imagine that being gone, would it be worth the challenging road? I believe the answer is likely yes.

I grew up surrounded by nature and beauty in Northern California. I completed my undergraduate degree in Sociology at Biola University in La Mirada, CA with a minor in Biblical Studies. In 2012, I began my graduate studies at New York University, earning a Master’s in Social Work specializing in geriatric and end of life care. I have been a Licensed Clinician for four years and feel honored to have a practice where I can use EMDR techniques to help others heal.

Have you thought to yourself you should have started a while ago? That's your instincts at work. Your body and mind know something is off. The power to create change and heal is all within you. A therapist is just your guide to help you uncover that. It's not without hard work sometimes, but believe me you are worth it. The result is you being happy with yourself and enjoying your life again. That is worth it. You'll be glad you started this time.

I believe that everyone has the power within them to create positive shifts in the way one experiences and expresses their emotions, in turn creating positive shifts and experiencing their world around them. My intention is to help you uncover your power. I have worked as an Art Therapist since 2009 in the mental health and substance abuse fields. Most recently, I have worked in an acute psychiatric hospital setting for the past 9yrs and have been in private practice for 5yrs. I am proud to have assisted 2 organizations in developing their first Art Therapy programs. In private practice I work mainly with adults who struggle with anxiety and/or depression. We practice mindfulness and somatic awareness skills together with art therapy to minimize the barriers that anxiety and depression create in my client's lives.

It can be scary to try therapy for the first time. Not only are you meeting with a complete stranger, but you are talking about things you may keep hidden away. It is our job as the therapist to create a safe environment where you feel like you can be open and vulnerable. It is not your job to know the process; it is your job to come with an open mind and heart, and belief that things can be different. As a therapist, I love to support clients who are trying therapy for the first time and support a positive experience. 

I believe that mental health improves when you feel like you belong. I strive to offer a nonjudgemental space for healing and growth. I truly value your perseverance that helped you make it this far. MTC offers a boutique-style counseling practice where your care is personalized and your wellness is a priority. We focus on acceptance and strengths-based care. I focus on trauma treatment by using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy My goal is to help you move from surviving to thriving and build a life you love! 

If you're even considering whether therapy might be a good option for you, take the plunge! It's totally normal to feel anxious or nervous about trying something new, and therapy is no different. There's a lot of vulnerability that comes with entering therapy. I urge you to consider... what's the worst that could happen? You feel the same as you do now? You know what that feels like, and it sounds like you're ready to experience something different. There's no threshold for the worthiness of therapy. 

Welcome! You've taken a great step by exploring new ways to care for yourself through therapy. Many situations and life circumstances bring people to this space, and I look forward to talking with you more about your story. If you're even wondering if therapy might be right for you, then the answer is yes! Over the years, I've developed a passion for working with young adults and supporting the unique challenges they face today. I've found that many young (and even not-so-young!) adults are dealing with major life transitions, and struggle to navigate those new changes at times. This is where therapy steps in! As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, I offer teletherapy services that allow you to experience therapy from the comfort of your home. When working with me, you can expect to gain new coping skills, tools for challenging and disrupting negative thoughts, new insights, and increased awareness of strategies for self-care and self-love. This process can be difficult at times, but I believe growth and change do not exist without some discomfort. You have taken the steps to begin (or maybe continue) your mental health journey and I look forward to the opportunity to support and empower you along the way! I hope to talk with you soon.  

I get it--therapy can be intimidating! Will I like my therapist? Will my therapist like me? What will we talk about? One thing I'd like you to know is that every therapist is different, and it may take a few tries to find the one you jive really well with. I personally really value a therapist who doesn't take the "expert" role, and instead who wants to brainstorm together. If this sounds like what you might be looking for, I'd love to meet with you. I offer a free consultation to get us started.

Are you finally at a place in your life where you're no longer in survival mode? You’ve hit six figures? You’re checking off the bucket list items? Your friends and family think you’re doing so well… but there's still something missing? I get it. I help high-achieving, creative women like you face the ghosts of your past that are preventing you from reaching your goals. Past toxic relationships, traumatic experiences, and "crazy" emotions can keep us stuck in self sabotaging patterns, and prevent us from making friends with our feelings. You might experience low levels of chronic depression and anxiety. How do I know? I was there! I was a Director at a large agency at the top of my field, married, house, dog, had it all. Yet, I still felt like something was missing. Thanks to my clinical training I was able to understand past trauma (that I wasn’t addressing) was the culprit. Now I help high-achieving women fill that last missing piece in their lives. I'm a mixed race BIPOC, queer woman, and therapist. If you want a therapist who is a collaborative partner that can share resources, ideas, and motivate you, as well as offer science backed tools to heal trauma, I’d be honored if you'd consider working with me.

Therapy is difficult when you express your vulnerable thoughts, emotions, and concerns to a stranger you are only meeting with 1-4 times a month; however the bright side is you are able to express these feelings and not worry about it being shared with family or friends who may exploit your feelings with others though gossip, drama, and misunderstandings. By HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Therapists are bound to keep your information confidential. The only time this act is voided, is if you sign a release of information to coordinate with a specific person or provider for coordination of care or you are a danger to yourself or others. 

Do you ever want to feel validated, heard, understood, and not judged by others? Some days it feels like you are alone and misunderstood, but it does not have to be that way. Based on my experience as a clinical therapist, I specialize in working with Teens and adults focusing on but not limited to anger management, anxiety, and depression, with a vision to empower clients to feel confident, assurance within themselves, and normalize feelings with reasonable solutions and coping skills to manage everyday life. 

Therapy is a process focused on helping you understand different pieces of yourself. The sooner you give yourself permission to invest in and understand yourself, the sooner you create room for life to be different.

I am a licensed therapist in NC. I focus on providing compassioned based therapy that helps people build awareness around patterns, habits and experiences that impacts their mental health.

Life should be enjoyed and if therapy helps find that joy again, why not. Vulnerability is hard, I know, but finding the right therapist can make that feel less scary.

I am a female therapist that treats clients ages 13 and up. I have a passion for working with clients that are adjusting due to life transitions, stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and relationship struggles. Additionally I work with couples and families as well to create healthy relationships. I offer a free 15 minute consultation to any prospective client because I want my clients to feel I am a good match for them and if I am not, I am happy to make referrals.