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About Sarah
Sarah Watt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, and mood disorders including depression and bipolar conditions.
She began her training with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and completed a master’s degree in counseling in 2007 at John Carroll University. Over the years she has worked in inpatient hospital settings, community mental health, residential treatment, in-school therapy, and outpatient practice. In 2017 she opened a small private practice in Florida and has worked with people facing dissociation, trauma, and addiction-related problems.
Sarah draws on a range of approaches rather than a single method. She uses client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), EMDR for trauma processing, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship issues. In sessions she mixes practical skills, emotional processing, and attention to attachment patterns.
Her style aims to be straightforward and focused on what matters at home - handling conflict, parenting stress, and recovery from loss or substance problems. She offers conversations by video or phone to check fit and explain how she works before scheduling ongoing sessions.
Clients can expect clear explanations of tools and exercises they can try between meetings. She encourages an open discussion about goals and what methods feel most useful for each person.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach tend to begin with the client’s priorities and build goals together in plain language. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework. It is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and daily routines that feel overwhelming. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process disturbing memories and the feelings tied to them; when used it is paired with stabilization and coping tools.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns and goals, describe options, and recommend a path forward. You can try a few sessions and adjust methods as needed based on what helps most.
The original biography notes phone and video conversations for checking fit, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy home life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises and DBT or CBT skills for remote sessions so people can practice between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of home and family problems does she help with?
She works with stress, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, intimacy concerns, grief, addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and related problems.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with practical methods such as CBT and DBT, and uses trauma-focused techniques when needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience across inpatient, community, residential, in-school, and outpatient settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices there.
Can I book sessions in other languages or from outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography mentions video and phone conversations for checking fit; confirm current session options when you book.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an initial session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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