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Sarah Ritchea O'Connor, LPC, LMHC

Based in Texas Online sessions

Compassionate counseling that meets you where you are

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Years in practice
10
Credentials
LPC, LMHC
Licensed in
Texas, Washington
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Family conflicts
Focus
Trauma and abuse
About

About Sarah

Sarah Ritchea O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, with ten years of practice. She offers straightforward support for concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, and challenges with self-esteem. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space for people from varied backgrounds.

She uses a practical, person-focused approach. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. That may include identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, or focusing on how early relationships shape current patterns.

Background and approach

The plan is shaped together and adjusted as needs change. Her background includes work with mood disorders, addictions, eating concerns, and grief. Experience also covers caregiver strain, first responder issues, and situations related to gender and sexual identity.

Sarah draws on multiple approaches so she can meet different needs rather than applying a single method. Therapy methods Sarah draws from include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift thinking and behavior, attachment-based ideas to address relationship patterns, and client-centered listening to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She emphasizes practical skills alongside understanding and reflection.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sarah practices under Texas licensure and tailors scheduling and the format of sessions to each person’s routine and goals.

Focus areas and approaches

What Sarah works with

Everything Sarah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sarah helps people with.

Approaches Sarah lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape how people relate today. Online sessions can use that framework to notice patterns in current relationships and practice new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to change mood and functioning. In remote sessions CBT often includes specific exercises and homework to try between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and the issues you bring and together decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative decision can shift over time as progress and new needs appear.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when a quicker check-in or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, journaling prompts, or those who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules and let people try different formats to see what helps most.
Questions

Questions people ask about Sarah

What kinds of concerns does Sarah address?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and other concerns such as eating, sleeping, and addiction-related matters.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and person-focused. The style blends listening with practical exercises to change thoughts and behavior.

What is her professional background?

Sarah has ten years of counseling experience and has worked with mood disorders, grief, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and matters related to gender and sexual identity.

Which credentials and region apply to her practice?

She holds the LPC and LMHC credentials and practices with licensure in Texas.

In what languages can sessions be held and are international clients seen?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Costs vary by 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 according to therapist availability.

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