Sarah Fagan
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
About Sarah
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with about a decade of professional counseling experience. I have a wide range of experience with various demographics and concerns, but specialize in working with challenges related to family dynamics, parenting/guardianship, friendships, romantic relationships, boundaries, grief, trauma (including childhood and domestic abuse), fears and phobias, self-esteem and self-efficacy, depressive and anxiety disorders, ASD, ADHD, health issues, healthcare work, military families, and significant life changes.
I always strive to be a warm and approachable counselor who is non-judgmental, respectful, honest, and compassionate. While I maintain professionalism, I also strive to create a relaxed atmosphere during our sessions. (You can expect to see the real me, and I hope to see the real you!) Another one of my key strengths as a counselor is my adaptability; I make it a priority to understand your needs and preferences, tailoring my approach accordingly. My approach is person-centered, strengths-based and multicultural, and may combine aspects of the following:
* Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
* Schema Therapy
* Attachment-Based Therapy
* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
* Existential Therapy
* Gottman Method
* Mindfulness Therapy
* Narrative Therapy
* Play and Filial Therapy
* Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
I also believe that nature, music, creativity, and humor can play important roles in mental health, and may incorporate these elements into my practice. And, I would love to learn more about your interests and perhaps find ways to bring them into therapy!
.If you think that you may ready to start a new chapter and that we might be a good match, I would be honored to accompany you, support you, and empower you on your journey toward holistic wellbeing. I look forward to getting to know you!
What Sarah helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- 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
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Sarah works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “She is very understanding and gives me great advice while listening to me without judgement. I am going through a really hard time and I never needed therapy before but talking to her after the biggest hard time in my life I am so grateful that I reached out for help”
- “I really like Sarah.”
- “She’s is amazing, gives such good feedback, and is flexible. Absolutely grateful.”
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- “Great first session! Super nice and considerate of what I needed. I look forward to working with her!”
- “Sarah is a great therapist! She wants to help me grow as a person and be the best I can be. She listens, gives good advice, and supports me. If she reads this, thanks very much Sarah! :)”
- “Great listener and can follow my broken train of thought, which most people do not seem to be able to get over. Glad to have her on my side!”
- “Sarah is very understanding and listens well. She gives advice from different standpoints to make you understand the points she's trying to get across. She also lets us know that it's okay to feel the way we feel and offers the advice on how to overcome it.”
- “Sarah is fantastic has helped me learn just how useful therapy can be. She takes a compassionate and thoughtful approach and it has helped me tremendously. Would recommend for anyone looking for support.”
- “Sarah is always attentive, respectful, gentle, and suggests ideas without making me feel like I'm thinking incorrectly about anything. She validates my feelings and comes up with suggestions on how to help me process the past and present in a way that is agreeable to me...or has patience that we would eventually come up with a solution together. A wonderful therapist.”
- “Sarah is extremely flexible and understanding and makes is very easy to open up ant talk to without fear of judgement.”
- “Sarah is extremely flexible and understanding and makes is very easy to open up ant talk to without fear of judgement.”
- “Sarah is wonderful. I had a immediate connection where I know that I trust and value her in our professional relationship.”
- “She’s great! She’s helped me go about my life in a new way and think more positively.”
- “I had terrible experiences with therapists - one of which I stopped believing in the practice entirely. When an event happened that I could not get past because of the level of trauma I was facing, after a series of other traumatic events, I reluctantly started these sessions. At every juncture, I was met with kindness, understanding, non-judgmental advice, and sincere compassion - when I braced myself for something for which I was expecting to be negated or reprimanded, I was validated, understood, and gently guided to think about things just a little differently. She is a wonderful therapist and I would highly recommend her.”
- “Working with Sarah has been one of the most productive periods in my life. She sees what I am feeling and puts me at ease. She is knowledgeable and compassionate. I have addressed deep feeling of shame and embarrassment and she quickly yet kindly explained that I did not have any reason to be ashamed or embarrassed with her. She truly has my best interest in mind and I hope to keep her as my therapist as long as humanly possible.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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