Sara Nielsen, LCMHC, LCPC
Licensed in Missouri · 19 years in practice
Sara Nielsen is a licensed counselor practicing in Alabama. She holds the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) credential and the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credential and has nearly two decades of experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2008025315 · expires June 2027
- LCPC, Kansas
- LCPC 2756 · expires September 2027
- LCMHC, New Hampshire
- 3364 · expires June 2028
- LPC, Alabama
- LPC04529 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1598897464 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
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About Sara
Sara Nielsen is a licensed counselor practicing in Alabama. She holds the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) credential and the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) credential and has nearly two decades of experience. She aims to make the first step easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
Sessions are described as collaborative and nonjudgmental. Sara uses plain language and practical tools in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses acceptance-based ideas to help people live with difficult feelings while pursuing what matters to them. Sara favors an interactive, guided style. Clients can expect to set goals together and try strategies that fit their life.
She mixes skills practice, mindfulness exercises, and problem-solving in ways tailored to each person. Progress is tracked in small, manageable steps. She has worked with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related issues, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career struggles, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Additional focuses include body image, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family of origin issues, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, hoarding, and impulsivity. Sara offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
People who speak English can connect from within the United States; international clients are not accepted.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
Approaches Sara names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Sara uses cognitive behavioral therapy in straightforward ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and motivation by breaking problems into manageable steps and testing new habits.She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on noticing feelings without getting stuck in them and taking actions that match personal values. ACT is often useful for people facing chronic stress, grief, or ongoing difficult emotions. Client-centered work means sessions are guided by each person's priorities, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and shaping the work around what the client finds most important.
Finding the best approach is a shared process. Sara collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the mix of skills work, mindfulness, and values-based exercises as the work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full-session conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter connection is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between longer sessions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Sara works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related issues, addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and interactive. She helps people set clear goals and uses practical skills, mindfulness, and problem-solving exercises in sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working in counseling and mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and is based in Alabama.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to people located within the United States.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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