Sarah O’Brien
Compassionate, practical support for parents and individuals
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
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, parenting challenges, depression, grief, trauma and a range of everyday struggles. Her tone is warm and interactive, and she treats people with respect and compassion.
She uses practical, straightforward talk to help parents and individuals sort through problems and find steps that work for their lives. Her approach centers on the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She favors client-centered work where the client takes an active role in setting goals and choosing what to try. Sarah also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. For trauma-related concerns she offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which is a structured method used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories.
Sessions are tailored to each person and often focus on small, achievable changes between meetings. She adapts plans week to week and checks in on what is and isn't working. Parents can expect practical strategies for managing behavior, stress, and family routines alongside emotional support.
Sarah has experience with ADHD, LGBTQ needs, and working with children and adolescents as well as adults. Her background includes work with attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, panic, phobias, and life transitions. She aims to match tools to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Sarah uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time, and she can meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s goals and values. It means the therapist listens closely, asks questions, and helps the client choose small steps to try. This approach suits people who want a collaborative, pacing-oriented relationship.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In sessions a person learns practical tools to test thoughts, change unhelpful habits, and build new coping skills. CBT often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, panic, and stress-related issues.
EMDR is a structured method used for processing disturbing memories and reducing their intensity. It involves guided attention and repeated processing steps to help people feel less overwhelmed by past events. This can be offered when trauma or strong emotional memories are part of the concern.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has helped before to decide which methods to try. This collaborative process means plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, to check in between meetings, and to access care from different locations. Many people find that the range of options helps them stay consistent with the work and try new strategies when timing is tight.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
EMDR
A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- 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
Next step
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