Sarah Serfilippi, LPC

Sarah Serfilippi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with four years of clinical experience and licenses in Arizona and Pennsylvania. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, and related concerns. Sarah centers the client’s perspective and treats clients as the expert of their own story.

Her approach starts by listening to what matters most to the client. She uses client-centered methods to reflect what a person says and to help them clarify goals. Mindfulness techniques are mixed in to help notice thoughts and bodily reactions in the moment.

Narrative work is part of her practice, helping people look at how the stories they tell about themselves shape choices and feelings. Trauma-focused ideas are used when past events are getting in the way of daily life. These methods are practical and conversational rather than jargon-heavy.

Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings. That can include grounding practices, exercises to test unhelpful beliefs, and communication ideas for strained relationships. Sarah tends to keep things straightforward and concrete so people can try changes outside of sessions.

People who are worn out from always putting others first may find it useful to bring specific situations into sessions. She helps people notice patterns such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, difficulty setting boundaries, and responses to abandonment or attachment concerns.

How her approaches translate to online work