- Anxiety and panic
- Relationship strain
- Trauma informed
About Sarah
Sarah Close is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon with five years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression.
Sarah usually focuses on helping adults who are navigating big life changes, relationship strain, or the long shadow of past trauma. She uses a relational, trauma-informed framework and draws on models that pay attention to feelings, patterns, and internal parts. In sessions she tends to slow the pace and stay curious about what shows up in the moment.
Her background includes work in schools, community counseling centers, group practices, and addiction treatment settings. That mix has shaped a practical approach to common problems like panic, mood shifts, feeling isolated, and communication breakdowns. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and grief from separation or divorce.
Sarah integrates ideas from the Neuro-Affective Relational Model and Internal Family Systems into a relational way of working. That means she pays attention to recurring patterns, internal parts, and how early relational wounds affect present behavior. Sessions often involve noticing bodily experience, naming patterns, and practicing new ways of relating to self and others.
She speaks English and works with adults in Oregon. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options through the clinic intake flow.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Sarah uses a relational, trauma-informed approach that focuses on how patterns in relationships affect current feelings and behavior. In practical terms this means noticing interaction patterns, reflecting on how those patterns show up in the body, and practicing different ways of relating in session. The work helps with anxiety, relationship difficulties, and the effects of past trauma.She also integrates elements of the Neuro-Affective Relational Model, which links bodily states and developmental experiences to present reactions, and Internal Family Systems ideas that attend to the different parts of a person and their roles. Those methods are used to identify repeated patterns and to try small shifts that feel manageable in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will help you choose techniques that match your needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single method. Together you can track what feels useful and adjust the focus over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quieter check-ins that do not require travel, and let people continue work during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions used in person so they are workable across remote appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sarah treat?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues like panic attacks and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, trauma-informed approach and integrates ideas that look at internal parts and bodily experience to understand patterns and reactions.
How much experience does she have?
Sarah has five years of clinical experience working in schools, community centers, group practices, and addiction treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Oregon.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.