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Sara Bice

Insightful guidance for life transitions

LMHC New York

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Sara

Sara Bice is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York who focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to addiction and family dynamics.

Background and approach

With 16 years of clinical experience, she draws on a range of therapeutic perspectives to create individualized care plans and practical strategies for coping and change. Her approach blends evidence-informed techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered and existential methods, and she incorporates mindfulness and solution-focused tools when appropriate.

She emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate engagement, shaping conversations and treatment to fit each person’s priorities and strengths. Sara also brings attention to specific situations such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, cancer and hospice concerns, gender dysphoria, and issues that arise around communication, commitment, and control.

Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and a flexible, tailored process that acknowledges the courage it takes to begin therapy. Services are provided in English and are offered through multiple remote session formats according to availability.

Approaches in Remote Care and How They Help

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathic space where the client’s perspective guides the work; it helps people feel heard and builds momentum for change by honoring individual values and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Existential therapy explores meaning, choice, and personal responsibility to help clients clarify priorities and cope with life transitions or feelings of emptiness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist treats that as a collaboration. She will help assess needs, outline options, and experiment with techniques that match a client’s goals, preferences, and pace so treatment decisions evolve naturally over time.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to engage in this work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats can make it easier to schedule appointments around work and caregiving responsibilities, provide continuity when life is busy, and allow clients to use the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What difficulties does this therapist commonly address?
Sara works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, family problems, and coaching needs, along with many related concerns such as communication problems, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions emphasize respect, sensitivity, and compassion while combining client-centered engagement with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness or solution-focused tools when they fit the client’s goals.
How much clinical experience does the provider have?
The clinician brings 16 years of professional experience working with a broad range of mental health and life challenges.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
The clinician is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with the credential LMHC and license number NY LMHC 001502.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for appointments?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the therapist’s availability.
How is cost structured for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this clinician?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling an appointment based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsGender dysphoriaHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English