About Sara
Sara Veldhuizen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana who helps people understand themselves and make lasting change. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and other life challenges.
Her style is collaborative and reflective, and she invites clients to explore what underlies their patterns rather than only treating surface symptoms. In sessions she focuses on building awareness of emotions and behavior.
How Sara works
She listens for recurring themes in thinking and relationships, then helps people notice how those patterns shape daily life. Conversations are practical and grounded - clients talk through real moments and try small, doable changes between meetings. Sara blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices.
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to set goals and keep therapy moving toward clear outcomes. These approaches are chosen to fit each person’s needs and to balance insight with hands-on skills. With 11 years of experience, she brings steady clinical perspective and a calm, curious presence.
She works with people navigating grief, career shifts, body image and eating concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stress, and more. She also supports those exploring kink, BDSM, and alternative sexual cultures. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients.
Sara practices online using video, phone, live chat, and text messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort.
Sara lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Sara works with
The areas below are the ones Sara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Sara combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping a person discover their own solutions; it helps when someone wants a supportive space to understand feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns and manage anxiety or depression. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices and grounding exercises that reduce reactivity and help with stress and trauma symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. She invites clients to share their goals and preferences, then tailors methods to fit those needs. That collaborative planning helps keep sessions focused and useful from the start.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full-session work and interactive skill coaching. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when flexible scheduling is needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.
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