Sarah Goyer, LMHC, LPC

Sarah Goyer is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut with 10 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, codependency, and related struggles. Sarah talks plainly and directly about what is hard so people can take practical steps forward.

She uses approaches that focus on the client's experience and on skills practice. Sessions often include exploring thoughts and behaviors, learning coping skills, and practicing new ways of reacting to stressful situations. Motivational interviewing is used when change feels stalled and clients need help finding reasons to move forward.

Sarah draws on client-centered work to listen closely and to center the person's own goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful habits. Dialectical behavior therapy provides emotion regulation tools and ways to tolerate intense feelings without acting impulsively.

Her background includes a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health from Hofstra University and clinical work in outpatient settings. She has experience with individual therapy, group therapy, and family-involved care, supporting people through trauma-focused treatment and complex life stressors.

In sessions she combines education with skills practice so clients recognize patterns that keep them stuck. She helps people identify steps they can try between meetings to gain more control over mood, urges, and relationships.

How Sarah uses evidence-based approaches online