Works with
How Sarah works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sarah
Sarah Hope is a licensed clinical professional counselor who centers care on practical, evidence-based techniques. She focuses on helping people manage anger, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her style is warm and direct, with an emphasis on real skills people can use between sessions.
She draws on ten years of clinical experience across addictions work, rehabilitation settings, and community mental health. That background includes supporting people with trauma, bipolar disorder, and substance-related concerns, and time spent offering both individual and group counseling.
Background and approach
She has also worked closely with LGBTQ communities on outreach and services in the Chicago area. Sarah blends cognitive-behavioral strategies with humanistic and existential ideas to create a practical, person-centered approach. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building coping skills, and practicing new behaviors in small, manageable steps.
She explains techniques in plain language and checks in about what is and isn’t working. Her clinical path includes work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, community outreach with people experiencing homelessness, and neurofeedback in a independent practice setting. These varied roles shaped her focus on communication, self-esteem, and healthy boundaries.
She also offers support around parenting stresses and relationship conflict. People who choose her often want tools they can use right away. She aims to create a calm, respectful atmosphere and to collaborate on goals.
Sessions mix practical skill-building with conversational reflection to help people move forward.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sarah's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Sarah uses practical, evidence-based techniques that target thoughts and behaviors and help people change how they respond to stress. One approach focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and anger, teaching step-by-step skills to notice triggers and choose different reactions. Another strand emphasizes behavioral strategies - setting small goals, practicing new habits, and using activity scheduling to improve mood and daily functioning.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist partners with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals, trying ideas and adjusting as progress is made. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the individual in day-to-day life.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls are useful for full sessions with visual cues, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to reflect between meetings. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or travel while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What issues does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, ADHD, and related concerns like self-esteem, sleep, and relationship issues.
What is her style in sessions?
Her approach is practical and person-centered, blending evidence-based techniques with humanistic support and clear, down-to-earth explanations.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in rehabilitation centers, community mental health, and independent practice settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an IL LCPC, practicing in Illinois.
Can I work with her from another country?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.