- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCPC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada, Texas, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Sara
Sara Irwin is a licensed counselor who helps people navigate parenting challenges and other life stressors. She brings 14 years of clinical experience and a practical approach that aims to make day-to-day life more manageable for busy parents. Conversations are straightforward and focused on real problems rather than jargon.
She blends talk therapy with tools that people can use between sessions. That can mean building coping skills for anxiety, learning ways to manage anger, or addressing substance concerns that affect family life.
Background and approach
Sessions look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and then identify small steps that lead to change. Sara trained at Creighton University where she earned a master’s degree in Community Counseling. She holds Nevada LCPC and Missouri LPC credentials and has worked in clinics and independent practice.
Her background includes work with trauma, grief, mood concerns, and addiction. Her style is warm and direct. She listens first, then collaborates on goals and problem solving.
Parents often get brief, workable plans to try between sessions so progress can show up in everyday routines. Outside of work she cares for two young children and values running, reading, and time outdoors. That practical, family-focused perspective informs how she helps people juggle parenting demands with personal well-being.
What Sara works with
Everything Sara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sara lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and life changes by focusing on small, meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that keep problems going. It can help with depression, anxiety, eating concerns, and impulse control. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people improve communication and trust in close relationships. Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals, try a method, and adjust based on what helps. That collaboration guides whether ACT, CBT, attachment work, or a mix is the best fit for your situation. Online sessions offer flexibility for parents and busy people. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is hard. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule and keep momentum between meetings.Questions people ask about Sara
What concerns does she address?
Sara works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and ADHD among others.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and direct, combining active listening with problem solving and practical skills people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience, including work in clinic settings and independent practice on a variety of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials (NV LCPC, MO LPC) and is based in Nebraska.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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