About

Hi! I'm Sara and I am ready to help! I have a Master's Degree in Social Work and have been helping people through therapy for 18 years. I have worked in a variety of settings to include private practice, community mental health, and treating military beneficiaries to include children/adolescents/teens/and adults, and providing crisis intervention in all those settings.

In my free time I enjoy lots of varied activities to include any time outdoors, watching my dogs be dogs, sewing, gardening, hanging out in the hammocks, going to local theater performances, making and eating good food, and being with family.

My style of therapy is upfront, kind, and supportive. While half of my clients are looking for someone to listen and understand the other half is looking for specific advice and tools that they can use to make their life better and either form of therapy is okay with me. I like to go at your pace as therapy should challenge you a bit to grow but should never be so painful you need to stop.

*Right now I am offering live chat sessions, texting back and forth throughout the week, and phone sessions; I hope these methods meet your needs if so contact me to get started!

Thanks for being courageous and trying therapy; there is a kind person ready to help if it's me or another one of my colleagues.

Basic Data

Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor

Gender

Female

Client Focus

  • Preteens/Tweens (11 To 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 To 19)

Therapy Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Life Coaching
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep Or Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Trauma And PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Orientation

  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Years in Practice

20 years

Languages

  • English

Faith

  • Christian

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy

  • Code: 104100000X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker
  • Code: 1041C0700X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker
  • Specialization: Clinical

Credentials

  • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LICSW 00009454 Verify WA
Social Worker LW00009454 Verify WA
Social Worker 3971 Verify OR

Practice Locations

Child And Family Behavioral Health Services

9040 Jackson Ave

Tacoma, WA 98531-0001

Phone Number: (253) 968-4843

Therapists Near Tacoma, WA

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Pamela S. Clouser

Mental Health Counselor

Tacoma, WA 98418
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Ralph J. Dalisky

Master of Social Work (MSW)
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Tacoma, WA 98493
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Kelly R. Crosson

Counselor

Tacoma, WA 98402
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Evelyn Pasillas

Counselor

Tacoma, WA 98407
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Shonna L. Porter

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP)

Tacoma, WA 98406