About Sarah
Sarah Mossa helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, addiction, relationship strain, career questions, or questions about intimacy and parenting. She is Sarah Mossa, a licensed professional counselor with two decades of experience. She also supports people facing LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life changes such as divorce or illness.
Her approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that can be used between meetings.
How Sarah works
She listens for patterns that keep problems going and offers straightforward tools to try at home. Sarah blends several therapy styles depending on the concern. She uses attachment-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help people find motivation and build on what already works. Sarah has professional credentials as an LPCC and an LPC and has worked in counseling settings for 20 years.
Her background includes supporting people affected by chronic illness, caregiving stress, blended family challenges, fertility and pregnancy-related issues, and first responder concerns. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. International clients who speak English are accepted.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules a session based on availability.
Sarah lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPCC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches and what online care offers
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past bonds shape current relationships and feelings. It helps people who want to understand why they react a certain way with partners, friends, or caregivers. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change unhealthy habits. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on goals and small changes, helping people build on what already works in their lives.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that fit those aims. Plans can be adjusted as progress unfolds so the approach matches needs, preferences, and results.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when schedules or distance make in-person meetings hard. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, quick updates, and people who prefer typing to talking. These options add flexibility for busy lives while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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