- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Missouri
- Languages
- English, Persian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Sara
Sara Khaledpour is a licensed professional counselor with experience practicing in Missouri and Illinois. She brings 12 years of clinical work to sessions and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by stress or life changes. She focuses on everyday concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and problems with motivation or addiction.
She also helps people navigate grief, relationship and intimacy-related worries, parenting challenges, sleep and eating difficulties, and coping with career pressures.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for LGBT concerns and for those managing mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Sara creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what’s happening. She listens, reflects, and asks practical questions to help clarify goals.
She blends client-centered listening with tools aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, existential ideas, and a person-centered stance. That mix lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs most in the moment.
Sessions are offered in English and Persian. Sara also addresses focused topics such as compassion fatigue, ADHD, aging and geriatric issues, attachment concerns, communication problems, and coping after traumatic events. She encourages small, manageable steps so progress feels achievable.
If someone wants guidance on next steps, she helps make a clear plan and checks in about progress.
What Sara works with
Everything Sara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Sara uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the person’s perspective, listening carefully and following what matters most to the individual. This approach helps people feel heard and involved in setting goals and next steps.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing practical strategies to change them. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and problems with motivation.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what methods seem most useful. Together they try different tools and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, journaling-style reflection, or when written communication feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Sara
What concerns does she help with?
Sara helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, and parenting challenges. She also supports those facing grief, relationship or intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her approach in sessions?
She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and existential ideas. Sessions aim to combine understanding with practical strategies to change thoughts and behaviors.
How many years of experience does she have?
Sara has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns from mood disorders to coping after trauma. That background informs both short-term coaching and longer therapeutic work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds licenses as an LPC in Missouri and as an LCPC in Illinois and practices from Missouri. These credentials are listed as LPC and LCPC.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
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 and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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