About Sarah
Sarah O’Brien is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, ADHD, and challenges around self-esteem and identity. Her approach is warm and interactive and she emphasizes respect and compassion in every session.
Sarah uses a client-centered style so the person in therapy guides what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps and short-term goals, along with space to process harder feelings.
Background and approach
She tailors each plan to the individual's situation rather than following a fixed script. Her work includes addressing attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, anger, panic, and issues like forgiveness, guilt, and shame. She also supports people managing life transitions, financial stress, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Sarah draws on a range of approaches to suit different problems and preferences. Over nine years she has worked with people across the lifespan and with a broad set of concerns. That experience informs how she adapts techniques and conversation to meet each person's needs.
The aim is to create clear steps forward while also honoring each person's pace. Sarah offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
To begin, a short questionnaire helps match people and schedule the first session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the person lead the conversation. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow what matters most to the client and set goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing new skills. Online CBT often includes short exercises and homework that fit into daily life, which works well over video or messaging.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try. That plan can change as sessions progress, keeping the process collaborative and tailored to each person's needs.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing check-ins, and people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to pick the format that best supports the work.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English