About Sarah
Dr. Sarah Willey is a licensed psychologist practicing in Missouri. She brings a calm, listening-first approach to sessions and focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions.
Dr. Willey uses practical therapy that aims to help people manage day-to-day challenges and feel more steady. She trained at Wheaton College where she earned a PsyD and has worked in college counseling, inpatient and outpatient mental health, and in a VA setting.
Background and approach
That variety gave her experience with different kinds of problems and everyday struggles. In the room she listens closely and shapes treatment around each person's needs. Techniques come from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and solution-focused work.
She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find what matters to them and take small steps toward change. Her sessions tend to be straightforward and compassionate. She helps people talk through grief, relationship strain, family issues, and questions about work or life purpose.
She also addresses mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and seasonal changes in mood. Dr. Willey respects each person’s story and treats it with care.
She aims to be a steady partner for people during difficult seasons. With three years of professional experience, she focuses on making therapy useful and understandable.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting swept away by them and then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, respectful relationship where the therapist listens closely and helps the person find their own solutions.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That teamwork helps shape whether ACT, CBT, client-centered work, or a mix will be most helpful for a person's situation.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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