- Integrative therapeutic approach
- Experience with addictions
- Focus on anxiety
About Sarah
Sarah Hope is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, and codependency. She draws on a decade of clinical experience and a direct, compassionate style to help people untangle overwhelming thoughts and panic. Sarah aims to create a calm, honest space where clients can speak plainly and begin to change patterns that feel stuck.
Her path into counseling began with personal struggles with anxiety and depression. Those experiences led her to seek help and later to train at Adler University, where she completed a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2015. Since then she has worked in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, street outreach with people experiencing homelessness, and private practice settings on the outskirts of Chicago.
Sarah has worked with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, sleep problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and life changes. She has particular experience supporting LGBTQ people and helped develop an LGBTQ services website in the Chicago area. Her background also includes administering neurofeedback alongside counseling.
In sessions she uses an integrative approach that blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods with existential questions and a humanistic emphasis on acceptance and dignity. She values clear boundaries, humor, and candid self-disclosure when it helps the work. Sessions focus on small, doable changes and learning new ways to cope.
People who choose Sarah can expect a conversational, goal-oriented process. She encourages questions, partners with clients to set realistic steps, and adjusts the approach to match each person’s needs and pace.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Sarah practices with an integrative toolkit that includes cognitive behavioral strategies and humanistic-existential work. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood. Humanistic and existential approaches emphasize understanding personal values, meaning, and acceptance while validating emotional experience and encouraging self-compassion.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust techniques as progress unfolds. Clients are invited to ask questions and suggest what feels most helpful so direction can change over time.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on difficult days. It can also make attendance steadier when life or work schedules shift. Ask about available ways to meet when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit your routine.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sarah works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues such as intimacy and relationship challenges, sleep problems, parenting strain, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, practical style that mixes cognitive behavioral ideas, existential reflection, and humanistic validation in plain, direct conversations.
What is her background and experience?
She has 10 years of experience including work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, street outreach with people experiencing homelessness, and private practice work that included neurofeedback and counseling.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - based in Illinois.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English; international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The therapist's original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 according to the therapist's availability.
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