Sara Irwin, LCPC, LPC

Sara Irwin is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by life. She uses plain talk and steady support to help people facing anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting struggles, relationship problems, and trouble with impulse control. Sara keeps the first sessions simple and practical to help people feel understood quickly.

With 14 years of clinical experience, Sara draws on approaches that focus on changing thoughts and habits and on building stronger emotional connections. She earned a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Creighton University and holds licenses as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her background includes work in clinics and private practice with a wide range of concerns across the lifespan.

Sara’s style is warm and straightforward. She listens carefully, helps people set clear goals, and works through practical steps to reach them. Sessions often include skill practice, problem solving, and ways to manage strong moods or urges.

She also brings experience in trauma work and supports people coping with loss, major life changes, caregiving strain, and issues around self-worth and intimacy. Sara blends cognitive techniques with acceptance-focused and attachment-aware ideas to match each person’s needs.

Outside of work she is a parent who enjoys running, reading, travel, and time outdoors. That everyday perspective informs her preference for realistic plans people can use between sessions.

Approach and online care that fits your life

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage cravings. It is often used for stress, depression, and addiction-related problems.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take values-based action. This approach can be useful for coping with chronic stress, grief, and life transitions.

Sara also uses attachment-aware ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and communication. That perspective helps when people are repairing trust or improving emotional connection in relationships.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try strategies, and adapt methods based on what works best. Clients and the therapist check in regularly to refine the plan and focus on practical steps toward those goals.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when they want a full conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or being on camera is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework help, or more frequent contact between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.