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Online therapist

Sarah Veale

Practical support for family and life stressors

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sarah

Sarah Veale is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She brings 22 years of experience across inpatient, residential, juvenile detention, outpatient, and managed care settings. Sarah focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and family-related concerns while helping people strengthen self-esteem and coping skills.

She uses straightforward coaching and skill practice in sessions. Sarah helps clients learn new ways to manage mood swings, handle anger, and cope with grief or traumatic memories.

Background and approach

Sessions often include training in coping tools, guided practice, and checking progress between meetings. Her background spans work with people who have mood disorders, anxiety, and co-occurring substance issues, as well as those affected by developmental delays, self-harm, or past abuse and neglect. That variety shaped a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s situation and pace.

In therapy she aims to partner with clients, offering information and steps that can lead to clearer understanding and gradual change. She emphasizes practicing skills outside sessions so new habits take hold. Sarah is comfortable using a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies to meet immediate needs and longer-term goals.

Her practice is presented with an emphasis on collaboration, clear instruction, and measurable progress.

Practical approaches for online family and life concerns

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and working at a person’s pace. It involves guiding conversations so people feel understood and can find their own solutions; this helps when family stress or self-esteem are the main issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It’s useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, anger, and many everyday problems by showing clear steps to try and measure progress.

Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. The therapist will ask about goals, try different methods, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Clients help choose which strategies to keep or change as therapy moves forward.

Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. These formats offer flexibility for short check-ins, longer skill-building sessions, or ongoing support between meetings. They let people work on coping skills from home and keep momentum when life gets hectic.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sarah address?
She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, anger, bipolar disorder, and career or life purpose questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She partners with clients, teaches skills, and checks in on practice between sessions to support real-world change.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 22 years of clinical experience working across inpatient, residential, juvenile detention, outpatient independent practice, and managed care settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Tennessee. Her licensure is TN LPC 4658.
In which language are sessions offered and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the chosen format.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English

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