Sarah Hall , LPC

Sarah Hall is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. As an LPC she holds a state license that authorizes her to provide professional counseling and therapeutic services, drawing on training and supervised practice to support clients across the lifespan.

She has worked in both private practice and clinical agency settings, offering care to children, teens, adults, and families. Her clinical background includes work with anxiety, behavioral concerns, grief, trauma, and mood disorders, and she has experience supporting foster care youth, non-verbal clients, and couples.

Her areas of specialty include stress and anxiety, relationship and family dynamics, self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and food-related issues, parenting, anger management, career concerns, depression, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, blended family challenges, body image, commitment and communication problems, control issues, dependent personality traits, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), domestic violence, family of origin difficulties, and other family problems.

Sarah practices with a solution- and present-focused orientation and draws from multiple therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. She regularly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy when appropriate. Her style is warm, honest, and respectful, with attention to boundaries and multicultural differences while collaborating with clients on practical steps forward.

Outside of her clinical work she balances life as a mother, partner, daughter, and dog mom to Winston, works full time in social work, enjoys exercise, and is a self-identified Swiftie. She welcomes the opportunity to work with people ready to make changes and to help them rediscover joy in life.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Sarah Hall commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors - an approach that is often effective for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques that focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - skills that often benefit people struggling with mood instability, intense emotions, or relationship challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy is another important strand of her work, addressing relational patterns and early attachment concerns to support healing in family, couple, and adoption-related contexts.

Choosing the most helpful approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sarah will collaborate with each person to explore goals, preferences, and practical needs, adapting techniques and pace so the plan fits the individual or family. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to connect from home, balance caregiving or work responsibilities, and maintain steady progress even when in-person visits are difficult, while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor their methods to each client.