Sarah Hope, LCPC

Sarah Hope is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting stress, and anger. Sarah frames therapy as practical work you do together to change day-to-day reactions and patterns.

She began her clinical path after personal experiences with anxiety and depression led her to pursue counseling. Her background includes work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation and outreach with people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness in Chicago. She also spent time working with street children in New Delhi, which shaped how she uses nonverbal communication and attention to self-worth in sessions.

Sarah practices from an integrative perspective. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas alongside existential concerns and humanistic validation. That means she will help you notice thought patterns, try small behavior changes, and talk through meaning and values. She also incorporates neurofeedback in clinical settings and sometimes shares personal reflections or humor when it helps the work.

She has experience with clients across a wide age range and particular experience with adolescents and young adults. Her practice includes work with the LGBT community and with people navigating trauma, intimacy issues, sleep difficulty, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and career or life transitions. She describes therapy as a learning process with clear boundaries and practical steps.

If anger is a concern, she will address how it shows up at home, work, or in close relationships and help you experiment with different responses and coping skills. For international clients and English speakers, she accepts remote work but asks prospective clients to confirm current session options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions