About Sara
Sara Schuessler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of clinical experience based in Missouri. She focuses on anxiety, stress, and related concerns like depression, grief, and self-esteem. Sara uses a warm, client-focused style and helps people set practical goals they can work toward.
Her sessions blend client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy. She also uses solution-focused and trauma-informed techniques when they fit the situation.
Background and approach
Sara prefers to work collaboratively, helping people identify small steps that lead to change. Sara’s background includes work in residential treatment centers, schools, and in-home settings. Those roles shaped how she supports people through issues such as ADHD, parenting strain, anger, and relationship trouble.
She draws on real-world experience to tailor strategies to daily life. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Missouri Baptist University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Truman State University. Her experience spans a wide range of client concerns, including attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and intellectual disability.
In sessions Sara aims for clear, practical plans you can try between meetings. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Outside work she enjoys cycling, reading, and spending time with family and her dog.
How these approaches work online
Sara uses client-centered therapy to put the person’s priorities first. That means sessions begin with listening and building a plan based on what matters to the client. This approach helps people who need a supportive space to sort out feelings and decide next steps.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, depression, and for managing ADHD-related challenges by breaking problems into small steps and practicing new skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick methods that fit your day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video calls let you work face-to-face from wherever you are. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when audio-only is preferable. Chat and messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care around work, school, and family obligations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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