- Attachment-Based Therapy
- EMDR for trauma
- CBT and DBT skills
About Sarah
Sarah Bentley is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) with ten years of clinical experience in New Mexico. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addictions, grief, and a wide range of life changes. She also notes specific focus on blended family issues and related challenges such as communication and attachment.
Sarah helps adults identify early experiences that shape current patterns. She listens for the root events behind repeated behaviors, painful beliefs, and ongoing emotional distress. Sessions focus on noticing what keeps someone stuck and trying different ways of responding.
Her practical approach combines attachment-based ideas with person-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. She uses EMDR as one of the tools to address traumatic memories and distress tied to past events. DBT skills and motivational interviewing ideas may appear when building coping skills and managing impulses.
Work in sessions often involves talking through painful memories, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing behavioral steps between meetings. The aim is to reduce repeating unhelpful patterns and to develop more adaptive responses to stressors. Sarah describes this as re-parenting the inner child and fostering more functional thinking and feeling.
People choosing to work with her should expect collaborative planning about goals and steps. She will help clients decide which approaches to try and when to use them. Sessions are for individual adults; confirm current session options before booking.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns in adulthood. In online work this can mean identifying recurring relational patterns and trying different ways of relating in everyday life. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, with the therapist following the adult client's concerns and preferences while helping them articulate goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces practical steps to test and change unhelpful thinking. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest options. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus more on past wounds, present coping skills, or both. Confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins between longer appointments. Some formats use less bandwidth or don't require being on camera, which can suit someone who needs a quieter setup or a shorter session during a work break.Areas of expertise
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Nebraska, New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addictions, grief, and related issues such as blended family matters.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Practical skill-building and exploring past experiences are common parts of sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on a range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPCC and LMHP credentials and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.