Sarah is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (provisional). She received her B.A. from the University of Iowa in Art Education, a M.L.A in Organizational Development from the University of St Thomas, a M.S. in Adult Learning & Organizational Performance from Drake University and a M.A. in Art Therapy, Clinical Counseling and Adlerian Psychology from Adler Graduate School.

Sarah is a member of the American Art Therapy Association, the Iowa Chapter of the American Art Therapy Association, the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology and the American Mental Health Counselors Association.  She is currently the Vice President of the Iowa Art Therapy Association.

Sarah approaches counseling from a blended person-centered approach recognizing each individual is an accumulation of their own life experiences and circumstances. She is working to become a registered Art and Expressive Arts Therapist. Sarah is also trained in EMDR, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, an evidence-based trauma treatment.  

Sarah works with clients dealing with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, career planning, caregiver support, aging and degenerative concerns, and is an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community. Counseling is Sarah’s second career and she has over 18 years of experience in leadership, training and development, and project management in a corporate setting.

Populations

• Children

• Adolescents

• Adults

• LGBTQIA+ 

Therapy Choices

• Adlerian Therapy

• Art Therapy

• CBT

• DBT

• EMDR 

• Person Centered

• Positive Psychology

• Psychoeducation 

• Solution Focused Therapy

Diagnoses or Presenting Concerns

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Grief & Loss 

• Life transitions

• Career Planning

• Caregiver Support