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.

Lavender field

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