- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR and IFS
About Sally
Sally Hazard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 21 years of experience working in clinical and community settings. She practices in Nevada and lists stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression among her primary areas of focus.
She has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, group homes, counseling agencies, and a university counseling center. That range has led to experience with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, neurodivergent clients, and a spectrum of sexual preferences. Her background also includes work with foster children and teens in earlier roles, and with college students at the University of Nevada in Reno.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to address day-to-day thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, for processing trauma. Internal Family Systems is part of her work when looking at inner parts and how they relate.
Sally notes she practices solely via teletherapy and offers adapted methods that can work online, including modified sandtray techniques and some online therapeutic games alongside EMDR when appropriate. She emphasizes practical conversation about what is getting in the way and straightforward strategies for change. She encourages people who carry guilt and shame to consider how these feelings affect daily life and relationships.
To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Sally uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that fit teletherapy. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people can describe what they feel and notice. CBT looks at specific thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change patterns that keep guilt and shame active.She also uses EMDR online for trauma processing. EMDR involves guided bilateral stimulation alongside memory processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. In teletherapy this is adapted so the procedures fit a video or phone format and the pacing matches the client's comfort.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each person to choose when to use conversation-focused methods, CBT techniques, EMDR, or Internal Family Systems depending on needs and goals. Clients and the therapist reassess the approach over time to make adjustments together.
Her work is offered via teletherapy only. The biography notes use of adapted sandtray techniques and some online therapeutic games alongside EMDR, so confirm the current session options before booking. Practically, teletherapy can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time while still using evidence-based methods.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Nevada, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems, and depression. Additional focuses include attachment, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, loneliness, and workplace issues.
How does she approach shame and guilt in sessions?
She combines client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques to notice thoughts and behaviors that keep shame and guilt active. EMDR and Internal Family Systems are used when deeper processing of traumatic memories or internal parts is helpful.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for 21 years and has worked in private practice, group homes, counseling agencies, and a university counseling center.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMFT credentials in Nevada and California and currently practices from Nevada.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions and what does it cost?
Her practice is teletherapy only. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through the system.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.