Sarah is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in working with women on identity formation and development, building healthy relationships with others and self, life-stage transitions, spiritual concerns, and grief and loss.
Sarah’s work with clients centers around exploring and strengthening the foundational relationship with the self, to include: identity formation and personal growth, building self-trust, and the integration of faith/spirituality as desired. Sarah supports her clients in bringing their lives into greater alignment with their personal values so they may feel more at home within themselves and more empowered to express themselves authentically. She listens for the wisdom in her clients’ experiences and empowers them as active participants in their growth process. Sarah assists clients with values clarification, identifying and expressing emotions, establishing and maintaining boundaries, exploring purpose and meaning, self-esteem/self-worth, living and communicating authentically, codependence recovery, and developing personal agency.
Sarah’s personal and professional identity has been shaped by her dual training in mental/emotional health and spiritual health. She earned a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Sarah previously worked as a Board-Certified Chaplain (BCC) in the fields of palliative care, hospice, and mental health. She earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Mercer University. Sarah gained experience in acute mental health treatment, substance abuse recovery, and group counseling prior to transitioning into private practice at Cultivate Counseling in Buckhead.