- Focus on practical skills
- Education on survival responses
- Collaborative goal setting
About Sarah
Sarah Goyer is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and panic attacks. She also supports those dealing with depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. Sarah writes plainly and listens closely to understand what is most pressing for each person who reaches out.
Sarah holds a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health from Hofstra University and has about 10 years of experience in outpatient settings. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults and has provided care in individual, group, and family contexts. Her dual credentials are Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC and Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC.
Her style is practical and collaborative. She meets people where they are and helps set clear, achievable goals. Sessions include teaching skills, practicing them in the moment, and checking what feels useful for daily life.
Therapy often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to break unhelpful thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior strategies for emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing supports change when substance use or habit change is a focus. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and ground attention.
Sarah emphasizes education about how survival responses form and how to shift unhelpful roles like self-blame or helplessness. She aims to help people build self-esteem and stronger coping skills so they can move toward greater stability and strength.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work and goals
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters to the person in front of the therapist. It helps people feel understood and helps guide goal setting based on their values and needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that feed anxiety or panic attacks. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication when relationships are strained.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That may mean starting with skills from CBT, adding DBT tools for emotion regulation, or using client-centered conversations to set priorities.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy lives - they can make it easier to schedule around work, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when a short session is helpful. Online work can also let a therapist coach through skills and practice breathing or grounding techniques together during a meeting.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem problems, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill teaching, and checking what helps in daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has about 10 years of experience in outpatient settings and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in individual, group, and family contexts.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC and practices from Connecticut with licensure recorded as NY LMHC and CT LPC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography lists work in outpatient individual, group, and family settings; confirm current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.