Sarah Close , LPC

Sarah Close is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She approaches sessions with a calm, curious manner and aims to help clients slow down and better understand their responses. Her work often centers on restoring a stronger connection to oneself and to important relationships.

Sarah draws on five years of counseling experience across a range of community settings. She brings a relational, trauma-informed perspective and uses insights from models that look at how early attachment and internal parts shape current behavior. In practice she guides people through practical steps and reflective work to reduce intense reactions and find steadier ways of coping.

Many clients come with concerns about abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and communication breakdowns. She also supports people dealing with control issues, divorce or separation, guilt and shame, loneliness, and midlife transitions. Panic attacks and mood concerns are addressed with clear strategies and paced skill-building.

Sessions typically include paced conversation, gentle inquiry into patterns, and concrete skills to manage symptoms between sessions. Sarah places emphasis on clients noticing strengths and small shifts rather than only focusing on problems. She aims to help people make changes that fit their daily lives.

Sarah practices in Oregon and offers services in English. Her approach seeks collaboration - clients set priorities and she helps map the steps toward them.

Approaches that guide online work

Sarah brings a relational, trauma-informed perspective that centers on how early attachments and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. This approach helps people understand why certain triggers feel so intense and supports building calmer ways of relating to others and to oneself.

She also uses elements from models that address internal parts and neuro-affective patterns. These techniques help clients notice different inner voices or protective responses, learn how they developed, and begin to make gentle changes that reduce shame and self-blame. This work is often useful for trauma, attachment wounds, and persistent negative self-beliefs.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. Clients and therapist set priorities together and check in about what is working as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and have longer conversations, while phone can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging make short check-ins and step-by-step skill practice possible between longer sessions, giving flexibility for busy schedules.