Sarah Bentley , LPCC, LMHP

Sarah Bentley helps adults explore how earlier wounds shape current feelings, behaviors, and beliefs. She guides clients in tracing the origins of upsetting patterns and in softening the negative self-beliefs and painful emotions that persist. Her work blends trauma-focused techniques with attachment-based understanding to help people move beyond repeating unhelpful behaviors and stuck emotional states.

As an LPCC and an LMHP, Sarah holds licenses for clinical counseling and mental health practice. She is also an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) certified provider, offering EMDR as one of the tools to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold. Sarah emphasizes collaboration - working alongside clients to re-parent the inner child, strengthen coping skills, and cultivate more adaptive ways of thinking and feeling so individuals can engage in life with greater authenticity.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and body image issues, parenting and caregiver stress, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes. Sarah integrates evidence-informed strategies to tailor care to each person’s history, goals, and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Sarah Bentley uses several evidence-informed approaches tailored to individual needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns - it helps people understand relational triggers, heal attachment wounds, and build more secure ways of relating. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories so they hold less emotional intensity and interfere less with daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by teaching practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and develop healthier coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah collaborates with each person to identify which methods match their history, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses to ensure a good fit.

Offering care online allows for flexible access to therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.