Key details
- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH10511
- NPI1902540313
- Experience12 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Cooper is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship problems, addictions, and other life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between appointments.
She uses straightforward, client-centered methods that start with listening and identifying what matters most to the person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices are introduced when emotions feel overwhelming or reactive.
Sarah often helps people manage anger that shows up at work or at home by breaking down triggers and building alternatives to snapping or shutting down. For addiction and substance concerns she draws on motivational interviewing to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, sleep problems, caregiving stress, ADHD, and major life transitions.
Her sessions tend to focus on clear tools: skill practice, behavioral experiments, and short-term goal setting. Clients leave with simple exercises to try during the week, then review what worked in the next session. The work is practical and paced to each person’s tolerance for change.
Sarah offers services in English and accepts international clients, and she can discuss session logistics and costs during the intake process. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sarah commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new responses. It is often useful for anxiety, anger that follows automatic thoughts, sleep issues, and low mood. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Those skills help when reactions feel intense or when communication repeatedly breaks down.She treats finding the right approach as a shared task. The therapist and client review goals and try techniques together, then adjust methods based on what helps most. This collaborative planning makes it easier to balance skill practice with real-life demands.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when full sessions are hard to arrange, and reduce travel time. Therapists often adapt homework and skills practice to fit the routines of daily life so tools can be used between sessions.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with related to anger?
She addresses anger alongside stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Anger is framed as a response to triggers and life stressors that can be managed with skills work.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She uses CBT to change unhelpful thoughts and DBT or mindfulness to reduce reactive responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on issues such as depression, trauma, addiction, and anger management. That background informs practical techniques used in sessions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential FL LMHC and practices from Florida. The listing shows that credential exactly as provided.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients. Language support beyond English is not indicated.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be conducted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing will be provided during intake.
What steps are needed to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire and scheduling will begin the intake process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.