About Sarah
Sarah Goyer is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Connecticut. She has about 10 years of clinical experience and uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and other concerns. Sarah speaks English and focuses on helping clients strengthen coping skills and rebuild self-esteem.
Sarah centers sessions on the person in front of her. She listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions combine skills teaching with problem-solving so clients leave with tools they can try between meetings. Her approach draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to address patterns like impulsivity, codependency, avoidance, and mood instability in practical ways.
Sarah's background includes a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in mental health and clinical experience in outpatient settings. That work included individual and group formats and informed her focus on education and empowerment for people who have experienced abuse, loss, or major life changes. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to acting with more confidence and stability.
In sessions she encourages small, measurable steps and teaches ways to respond differently to stressors. The emphasis is on building skills people can use in real life. For parents and individuals worried about relationships, grief, parenting strain, or identity concerns, Sarah offers a practical, goal-oriented style that stresses collaboration and skill practice.
Approaches that shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client's lead. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical exercises to shift them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and panic. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and reducing impulsive behaviors.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah will talk through goals, preferences, and how you respond to different techniques. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize CBT skill practice, DBT strategies, or a client-centered pace in sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or a way to keep momentum when schedules are tight. These formats make it easier to fit consistent work on stress, mood, addiction concerns, or coping with life changes into a busy life.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English