Sarah Cooper

Compassionate, skills-focused therapy for real-life struggles

LMHC Florida

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Sarah

Sarah Cooper is an LMHC practicing in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and addictive behaviors.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed strategies to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and build practical skills for coping and resilience. Her work often addresses relationship struggles, grief, trauma, sleep disturbances, and challenges tied to identity and self-worth.

Her style blends evidence-based techniques with an attentive, collaborative stance, so clients can shape goals and track progress at a comfortable pace. Sarah also brings experience addressing complex presentations such as co-occurring conditions, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and issues around adoption, attachment, and separation.

She accepts international clients and offers a range of session formats to fit varied schedules. Sarah uses plain, direct language in sessions and emphasizes skill-building, emotional understanding, and sustainable changes that fit each client's life context.

Using Evidence-Based Approaches in Online Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then learning concrete strategies to change them; it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and addictive patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a non-directive stance so the client’s own goals guide the work; it supports self-exploration and building a stronger sense of agency. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that are useful for managing intense emotions and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try appropriate techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful, combining approaches when that better fits client needs and preferences.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity across locations including international clients, and support ongoing skill practice between sessions while still maintaining professional therapeutic structure.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, self-esteem, and career or life transition challenges.

What therapeutic style can I expect?

The practice combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered care and mindfulness techniques, using practical skill-building along with empathic support to help clients make concrete changes.

How much clinical experience does this therapist have?

She brings 12 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns and has supported clients through both acute and longer-term difficulties.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor: FL LMHC MH10511, and she practices from Florida.

Are services available to nonlocal clients or in other languages?

English-language services are provided, and she accepts international clients as part of her practice.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English