Sarah Rinaldo, LPCC

Sarah Rinaldo is an Ohio LPCC with nine years of clinical experience. She sees adults who are worn down by stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and relationship struggles. She also works with people coping with parenting strain, life changes, and challenges around intimacy and connection.

Sarah focuses on the effects of past wounds and on how those patterns show up now. She lists PTSD and complex PTSD among areas she treats and offers EMDR as a supplement to her counseling work. In sessions she talks through current stressors and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck, like people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or losing a sense of self when caring for others.

Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative work. That mix is used to identify painful memories, change unhelpful thinking, and rebuild more secure ways of relating. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide conversations about how feelings show up in close relationships.

Sarah aims to help people reduce overwhelming reactions and strengthen their ability to set limits and be clear about needs. She also supports those dealing with guilt, shame, loneliness, or questions about life purpose. Her work addresses how family of origin issues and codependency patterns influence daily choices.

Sessions are presented in straightforward language and focus on actionable steps people can use between meetings. Sarah asks about each person’s goals and adapts the work to match what they want to change and how they prefer to work.

How her approaches translate to online work