Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sarah
Sarah Plano is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who centers sessions on the person's experience. She uses clear conversation and practical strategies to help people manage strong feelings, day-to-day stress, and relationship strain. Sarah's style is calm and direct, with an emphasis on understanding what matters most to each client.
With 17 years of experience in North Carolina, she has supported people facing anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and struggles with addiction.
Background and approach
She also helps clients adapt to career shifts, life changes, and caregiving burdens. Her work includes attention to intimacy concerns, eating and body-image questions, and issues related to attachment and codependency. Sarah draws on client-centered work to make sessions feel collaborative and respectful.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. Solution-focused ideas help keep sessions practical and goal oriented when clients want short-term tools and next steps. In sessions she listens for strengths and then builds on them.
She helps people set manageable goals, practice new skills between meetings, and track what does and doesn’t work. Conversations are tailored so clients leave with concrete steps they can try in daily life. For those worried about starting therapy, Sarah invites a straightforward first conversation to see if the fit feels right.
She asks about priorities, offers a clear plan, and adjusts the pace to match each person's needs.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and collaboration so the client sets the agenda and the therapist follows their lead; this approach helps when someone wants understanding and support while they work through strong feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and adds simple experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting; it often helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and habit-based concerns. Solution-focused therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps and on what will look different when things improve, which can be useful for people wanting quick strategies and clear goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah will help clients choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She treats the selection as collaborative, trying options and adjusting the plan based on what the person finds helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into tight schedules and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter check-ins, written processing, or ongoing support between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping progress focused and practical.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, career and life changes, and related concerns such as caregiver stress, body image, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward, blending client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused planning to produce practical next steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an NC LCMHC license and works with people while located in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and subscription options; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.