Sarah Bentley, LPCC, LMHP

Sarah Bentley is an LPCC and LMHP practicing in New Mexico with ten years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, parenting issues, and related struggles. Sessions focus on finding the experiences that shaped unhelpful patterns and making practical changes that reduce daily strain.

She helps people look back without getting stuck there. That often means identifying beliefs that grew from difficult events and then testing new ways of thinking and acting. EMDR is one of the approaches she uses to address painful memories and reduce their hold on current feelings and behavior. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations and reactions.

Conversations are person-centered - the client’s goals guide each step. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when they fit the concern, for example with anxiety, mood shifts, or difficulties managing strong emotions. Sessions mix reflection with concrete practice so people can try different responses between meetings.

Sarah often supports parents and adults coping with strained household relationships, grief, substance use, body image, and burnout. She pays attention to patterns such as abandonment, codependency, control issues, and attachment problems. Work can include rebuilding a kinder internal voice and learning coping skills for everyday life.

Therapy with her is collaborative and focused on practical steps. People are invited to set clear goals and test new behaviors in small, manageable ways. Over time the aim is less reactivity and more choice in how to respond to stress and relationship pressures.

Approaches Sarah Uses and how online sessions fit