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Sara Corey

Sara Corey, LCSW

Therapist · Texas · 5+ years of experience

Practical support for stress, life change, and relationships

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  • Goal focused work
  • Warm nonjudgmental space

About Sara

Sara Corey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with five years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and career difficulties. She aims to make the first step toward a more fulfilling life easier and less intimidating.

Her approach centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can share thoughts and feelings. Sessions are intended to let people talk through what matters to them and build practical ways to cope. Sara works with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, mood disorders, ADHD, and midlife crisis issues.

Sara draws on several therapeutic methods to tailor work to each person. She uses mindfulness exercises to help clients stay present and notice patterns of thought. She also incorporates psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current habits and relationships.

For relationship-related goals she uses techniques from the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce repeated conflict. When trauma is part of the picture, she may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, to address difficult memories and their impact.

She emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. Clients set priorities and pace the steps toward change. Practical tools and small experiments between sessions are commonly used to build new ways of coping and relating.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDivorce and separationGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to help reduce the emotional charge of distressing memories. It involves focused attention and guided processing that can ease how past events affect daily life. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and reducing patterns that lead to repeated fights, using clear exercises to practice new ways of interacting. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help people notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting, which can reduce anxiety and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with clients to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can include trying different methods and adjusting the plan as progress is made, so the work feels collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also let people use techniques learned in sessions in the places where they live and work, helping new habits take hold between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sara commonly address?

Sara helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting issues, career challenges, and coping with life changes such as midlife crisis. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, mood disorders, ADHD, and related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is open and nonjudgmental with a focus on practical steps. She aims to create a space where clients can speak honestly and try new ways of handling problems.

What background and experience does she have?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has five years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Texas as an LCSW and practices from that state.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients supported?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to start therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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