- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Sarah
Sarah Ross is a licensed mental health counselor with 27 years of experience. She began practice in 2003 and has worked in clinical supervision, clinic leadership, community mental health, drug court settings, and marital counseling centers. She uses that broad experience to help people who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed by life changes.
She focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and workplace strain.
Background and approach
Sarah has particular familiarity with blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and compassion fatigue. Her style is interactive and straightforward. She listens with respect and points out the blind spots clients sometimes miss.
That often leads to fresh insight and practical steps clients can try between sessions. Sarah draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking, client-centered techniques to follow the client's pace, and psychodynamic ideas to trace patterns back to earlier relationships.
She also brings mindfulness practices and elements of the Gottman Method when communication skill-building is needed. She says change takes commitment from both people in the room and is comfortable shifting between a coaching, cheerleading stance and a gentler, nurturing approach. Sarah works in Washington and conducts sessions in English.
If a parent is looking for steady, experienced guidance through family or parenting stress, she may be a good match.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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 work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. It helps people feel heard and supported so they can explore parenting stress, relationship issues, and personal goals without pressure.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and build new habits for anxiety, mood problems, and coping with change.
The Gottman Method emphasizes communication skills and practical exercises for improving relationship interactions. It is useful when couples or co-parents want clearer ways to talk, solve problems, and reduce conflict.
Choosing an approach is part of the work and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. That way the plan stays focused on what the client needs and prefers.
Online sessions offer flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between longer sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care while managing schedules and daily demands.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does Sarah commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems along with parenting, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and workplace struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is interactive and direct while remaining encouraging and nonjudgmental. She mixes coaching, skill teaching, insight work, and supportive listening to fit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has been practicing since 2003, bringing 27 years of experience in community mental health, clinic leadership, drug court collaboration, and marital counseling settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMHC and practices in Washington as a Washington LMHC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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