- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship work
- Guilt and shame
About Sarah
Sarah Sommerville is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, and depression. Her profile also lists work around attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
Sarah keeps sessions direct and practical. She listens to what feels most urgent and helps people talk through the specific thoughts and behaviors that are getting in the way. Conversations focus on clearer communication, recognizing patterns in relationships, and rebuilding a steadier sense of self worth.
Her background includes over a decade of work in counseling settings. She adapts the pace to the person sitting across from her and builds a plan together that reflects the client’s needs. This may include small experiments between sessions and new ways to address repeating conflicts.
People who come for help with guilt and shame can expect attention to how those feelings show up in relationships and self-talk. Sessions look at where those beliefs started and what keeps them active now. The emphasis is on practical steps and clearer choices rather than labels.
Sarah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She asks about goals and checks in regularly to adjust focus. To begin, readers are encouraged to confirm session options before booking so they know which formats are currently offered.
How evidence-based methods are used online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on concrete skills and patterns. One common approach looks at thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and depression and uses practical exercises to shift them. This helps with worry, low mood, and repetitive negative thinking. Another approach examines relationship patterns and attachment concerns by mapping how people react in conflict and testing new ways of communicating. That kind of work can help with communication problems, divorce and separation, and rebuilding trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review a client’s goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and difficulties become clear.
Confirm current session formats before booking so you know which options are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, require less travel, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let someone join from a quieter setting or avoid a commute when time is limited. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while balancing other responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, and self-love.
How does she approach shame and guilt in sessions?
She looks at how guilt and shame appear in thoughts and relationships and helps people identify patterns that keep those feelings active. The work centers on practical steps to change behavior and self-talk.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional work experience in counseling. That experience includes supporting people with mood, relationship, and self-esteem concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Oregon. Her practice is based in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.