Sarah Serfilippi, LPC

Sarah Serfilippi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with four years of clinical experience. She is licensed in Arizona and Pennsylvania and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, depression, and major life changes. She works from a belief that each person knows their story best and brings strengths that can help them move forward.

In sessions she aims to create a space where people feel supported and heard. She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients identify practical steps they can try between meetings. Her style is straightforward and respectful, with a focus on building coping tools that fit daily life.

Sarah draws on client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead and build on what’s already working. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help reduce stress and anchor attention in the present moment. Narrative approaches are used to reframe difficult experiences and make sense of personal patterns.

Many people come for help with relationship tensions, communication problems, or commitment concerns. Others seek support for abandonment or attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or feelings of guilt and shame. She also works with problems like impulsivity, codependency, and coping after divorce or separation.

Sarah acknowledges that starting therapy can feel hard. She focuses on small, manageable steps and practical strategies. Her goal is to empower people to make changes that feel right for them.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Sarah uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's concerns and priorities. This approach focuses on listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and helping them find their own solutions; it can be helpful for building confidence and clarifying goals.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. These exercises aim to reduce reactivity to stress and improve calmness in everyday moments, which can be useful for anxiety and chronic stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Sarah will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try. She treats this as a team effort and adjusts plans as needs change over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Session options are not listed in the biography, so check current choices when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are more convenient for work or caregiving schedules.