Education & Experience

Sarah graduated with a Masters in Social work from Louisiana State University and has been practicing clinical social work for over 20 years. Her expertise and area of focus include: Stress/Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma, Secondary Trauma, Parents of Children with special needs, Family conflicts, Grief, Parenting issues, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment Issues, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Codependency, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Infidelity, Life Purpose, Mood Disorders, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Self-Love, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues, Young Adult Issues and Mediation. Sarah is an experienced therapist specializing in the treatment of children, adults, teens and families with special needs who have suffered trauma, children in foster care, and adoptive families. Building trust and rapport with children and their families is the first step to effective treatment. Sarah has extensive experience in working with parents of children with special needs to cope with all the changes and stress that comes with parenting in this capacity. Sarah offers both Christian faith-based counseling as well as traditional psychotherapy and EMDR. Sarah uses an integrated family approach to include the entire family in the treatment process when working with children and teens. She uses an attachment based therapy and has worked over the years with children dealing with severe attachment issues, grief and loss, and adjustment issues. Sarah uses a client based approach to determine the best modality of treatment to fit each clients need. Counseling and therapy can provide new hope, helping clients discover or redefine the path to achieving goals and bringing deeper meaning to their lives. Sarah believes that each person is unique, with individual purposes and gifts. She works well with adult individuals and couples, children, adolescents and families, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR and other integrative therapeutic techniques from a holistic perspective. Sarah has done extensive postgraduate work in art therapy, play therapy and often utilizes expressive arts therapies and play therapy to help clients work through difficulties and trauma. In addition to her specialties in working with children, Sarah has extensive experience in working with dually diagnosed adults who have both mental illness and substance abuse. She has counseled couples and works well with parents on coparenting and has completed certification to provide Parent coordination and facilitation.