Sara Irwin , LCPC, LPC

Sara Irwin is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people feel steadier and more in control. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports people coping with life changes, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to body image and attachment.

Sara uses clear, practical methods in sessions. She listens first and helps clients set realistic goals. Conversations are straightforward and grounded in everyday problem solving instead of jargon. People leave with tools to manage moods, urges, and difficult moments.

With 14 years in the field, Sara has worked in clinics and private practice across a range of concerns. Her background includes helping people with trauma and abuse, disruptive mood challenges, eating problems, and stress tied to caregiving or illness. She brings experience addressing both emotional pain and behavioral patterns that keep people stuck.

Sara draws from several established approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She adapts techniques to each person’s needs rather than following a single script.

Outside of work she spends time with her family, runs, reads, and enjoys being outdoors. Those interests inform a down-to-earth, active style in sessions, focused on small, achievable steps toward a more manageable life.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Sara uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them, then choose actions tied to what matters most. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by focusing on values and small steps.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life. CBT offers concrete techniques for mood, anxiety, and coping with urges or cravings. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early relationships shape expectations and reactions, which can help with intimacy, boundaries, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try techniques and adjust over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit best for the issues at hand.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging work for brief reflections, coaching-style prompts, or ongoing between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules while keeping consistent progress.