Sarah Goyer is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship and family concerns, and struggles with self-esteem.
01About Sarah
Sarah Goyer is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, relationship and family concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She uses straightforward language and a practical focus so parents and adults can get clear help for pressing problems.
Sarah draws on about 10 years of experience in outpatient settings and a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling in mental health. She meets people where they are and works with them to set realistic, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and focused on skills people can use between meetings. Her approach often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing when those methods fit the goal.
Treatment plans are shaped together so each person feels the pace and focus suit them. Sarah pays attention to life events that leave people feeling stuck, like grief, loss, abandonment, or sexual assault and abuse. She offers help for co-occurring issues such as substance use, mood instability, impulsivity, and panic symptoms.
The work typically includes learning coping skills, improving communication, and building emotional regulation. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space and clear explanations about next steps. Sarah encourages active collaboration and teaches tools to support long-term change and greater day-to-day functioning.
02Credentials
- LMHC (New York)
- License 009030 · expires June 2027
- LPC (Connecticut)
- License 46.006017 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1063903755 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Methods Sarah names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sarah names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It helps people feel heard and guides the pace of treatment so goals fit the person's life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behavior interact and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness; it is useful when intense emotions or impulsivity interfere with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which ideas and techniques to try first. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made and priorities shift so the treatment stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a short break or lower bandwidth, live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or use brief coaching. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep continuity even when life gets hectic.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Sarah help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family struggles, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem problems, bipolar and other mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, combining attentive listening with skills practice. The focus is on clear goals and tools clients can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
Sarah has about 10 years of experience and holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in mental health. She has worked in outpatient clinical settings with individual and group formats.
What credentials and location are associated with her practice?
She is licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor - NY LMHC and CT LPC - and is based in Connecticut.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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