Sarah Close , LPC

Sarah Close brings a measured, curious, and relational presence to her clinical work, helping adults navigate life transitions, relationship and family challenges, addiction, and the long-term effects of trauma. She has worked with children, families, adults, and couples across schools, community counseling centers, group practices, and addiction treatment settings, drawing on a range of experiences to tailor care to each person's needs.

Operating from a relational, trauma-informed framework, she integrates the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) into her practice to address attachment wounds, identity concerns, and the ways early patterns shape present-day struggles. These approaches support exploration of internal parts, relational patterns, and the nervous system's role in stress and recovery. As a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, she combines these models with practical strategies for stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties.

Sarah is especially interested in work around abandonment and attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication and control challenges, and midlife transitions. Her manner is often described as empathetic, intuitive, and insight-building, and she emphasizes clients' inherent resilience rather than focusing only on problems. She considers it an honor to accompany people as they reconnect with themselves and their capacities for change.

Relational and Parts-Based Approaches for Online Care

Sarah Close commonly integrates the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) into her work. NARM focuses on how early attachment and developmental patterns shape present-day responses, helping people address identity and relational wounds that contribute to chronic stress and difficulty trusting others. IFS offers a compassionate way to explore internal parts - the protectors, exiles, and managers inside each person - so that clients can understand inner conflicts and cultivate self-led healing.

Sarah also frames therapy from a trauma-informed relational stance, which centers relationships, nervous system regulation, and safety as foundations for change. She approaches treatment collaboratively, partnering with each person to identify which techniques fit their goals, values, and preferences rather than prescribing a single method.

Online therapy with Sarah can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules, energy levels, and comfort with communication styles. These options make it easier to access consistent support during life transitions, moments of crisis, or ongoing growth, while allowing therapists and clients to adapt the pace and format of work to what feels most effective.