For Prospective Clients
Hello, I’m so glad you’re here. My name is Sarah (she/her) and I am a therapist working in the Philadelphia area. I provide in-person therapy in both Philadelphia and Haverford, PA as well as video therapy to folks across the state of Pennsylvania.
First, I want to offer you kudos for starting the search for a therapist: acknowledging that you need help and then reaching out to a stranger to seek support is not an easy feat. It requires trust, vulnerability, and openness.
Foundational to therapy, I believe, is a strong connection between you and your therapist, and for that reason, I welcome all prospective clients to meet with me for a free 15-minute consultation to see if I am a good fit for you. In that initial conversation, I’ll invite you to tell me about what’s bringing you to therapy, to share what you’re looking for in a therapeutic relationship, and to ask any other questions you might have. I will actively listen to your story and hold a caring space for you to express whatever feels comfortable in our first meeting.
While by no means an exhaustive list, you might connect well with me if:
You are curious about your identity and want a space to explore/to practice becoming who you already are
You’re new to therapy, have heard the cultural buzz of people “doing the work” and “healing,” and are wondering what that looks like in practice
You are in the midst of a life transition and are seeking support with envisioning and navigating the next stages of your life, be it your work/career, school/a training program or apprenticeship, living on your own, building/sustaining deep relationships, starting a family, and/or cultivating community
You are wondering about meaning, purpose, and personal growth across the lifespan in a society that frames adulthood as a destination (and not as a continued stage of development)
You identify as queer, non-binary, and/or trans and seek an affirming space
You identify as fat and/or experience issues with body image, and want a therapist who will take a body-neutral, fat-liberation, health at every size approach
You experienced a challenging, complicated, and/or traumatic upbringing and want to process how your past is showing up in your present (and potentially shaping your future)
You seek liberation from internalized oppression (e.g. racism/white supremacy culture, patriarchy/misogyny, fatphobia, ableism, classism, homophobia/transphobia/compulsory cishet normativity)
You are laboring (as a student or employee) under a higher education institution
You are an artist, maker, or creative
You are someone who uses ambition, drive, productivity, and/or perfectionism as a coping mechanism
You have or are looking to develop an expansive, non-moralized conceptualization of relationships and sex
Identities and mental health issues with which I have clinical experience
Anxiety
Artists, makers, and creatives
Depression
Emerging adulthood/quarterlife
Exploration of gender and sexuality
Fat identities, body image, and weight stigma
Fear and stagnation
Fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum
Grief and loss
Internalized oppression
Life transitions or changes
Parenthood
Queer and trans-related issues
Stress management
Trauma
Women’s issues
Client populations I serve
Adolescents 16 and older
Young/emerging adults
Adults
Couples/relationships