Sarah Hope, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 10 years in practice

Sarah Hope is a licensed clinical professional counselor who draws on ten years of experience to help people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.012389 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1275084915 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Sarah

Sarah Hope is a licensed clinical professional counselor who draws on ten years of experience to help people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and life transitions. She gives straightforward support and practical tools. Her style is warm and down-to-earth and she often shares parts of her own story to normalize struggles and build connection.

She focuses on common problems that make daily life harder - stress, sleep trouble, low self-esteem, and relationship or intimacy struggles.

Background and approach

She also helps people dealing with mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, attention differences like ADHD, and concerns around substance use. Parents and young adults who feel stuck or overwhelmed may find short-term skills and longer-term perspective work useful.

Her background includes work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, outreach with people experiencing homelessness, and counseling in independent practice settings in the Chicago area. She completed a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and later added neurofeedback work alongside counseling services. That mix of community and clinical experience shapes her practical approach.

Sessions typically blend cognitive-behavioral ideas, humanistic validation, and existential reflection. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thought patterns, naming values and goals, and using compassion to push toward change. She emphasizes clear boundaries, a collaborative learning process, and using humor when appropriate.

Sarah works with people from many backgrounds, including members of the LGBT community. She offers therapy in English and welcomes international clients who fit her practice. If someone wants to begin, she asks that they complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Sarah uses practical, evidence-based techniques that are easy to use in virtual sessions. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or attention issues. Sessions work through specific examples and homework to build new habits.

Humanistic validation and existential ideas form the second strand of her work. This means listening for what matters most to the person, naming values and life purpose, and using acceptance and self-compassion to move toward change. These approaches help with identity issues, codependency, and finding direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and she treats it as a team effort. The therapist will talk through options, try techniques, and tailor sessions to someone’s needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and therapist decide together what fits best.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when convenience matters most. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between longer sessions.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, and sleep problems. Other areas include self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and life transitions.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses an integrative approach that blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with humanistic validation and existential reflection. The work is practical and collaborative, with a focus on changing thoughts and building values-based goals.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has ten years of clinical experience, including work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, outreach with people experiencing homelessness, and independent practice counseling. Her experience informs a flexible, real-world approach.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is an Illinois LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and practices with clients connected to Illinois-based services. Sessions are conducted with that licensure context in mind.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted when arrangements fit her practice.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those options offer choices for shorter check-ins or longer therapy sessions as needed.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the plan and scheduling choices.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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