Sarah Brown, LPC

Sarah Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and person-centered: she listens, offers tools, and helps people practice new ways of coping.

Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside approaches drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and narrative and solution-focused work. In sessions she helps clients spot patterns of thinking that cause distress and then tries out concrete strategies to change those patterns. The work often includes setting short-term goals and practicing skills between meetings.

She began in addiction counseling in 2009 and has worked in criminal justice settings, residential centers, and a recovery program in a shelter for women and children. That background shaped her focus on addiction and trauma and on how life circumstances affect behavior. Her master's degree is in Integrated Recovery and Co-Occurring Disorders, completed in 2018.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Sarah invites clients to define goals and to test what works for them. She pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, communication problems, and intimacy-related struggles.

Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Services are offered in English and follow Texas LPC practice. Fees vary with location and subscription terms, which can be canceled at any time.

How CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing work online

Sarah often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and try out different behaviors. CBT sessions can focus on practical steps like mood tracking, behavior experiments, and building new routines that reduce anxiety and depression.

She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT-informed work is useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make daily life harder. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore readiness for change and to strengthen personal motivation for issues such as substance use and behavior change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what the client finds helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback and to set the pace for skill practice and homework.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone sessions can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, and chat or text messaging works well for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help fit therapy into work, childcare, or other busy schedules.