Sarah Donovan, LPC

Sarah Donovan is an LPC with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She supports people facing relationship struggles, life changes, addictions, and trauma. She also pays attention to caregiver stress, aging concerns, blended family issues, and feelings of isolation and purpose. Sarah works to make taking the first step feel easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy.

Sarah builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can say what they really feel. She focuses on listening first and then working together to set small, realistic goals. Sessions mix practical skill-building with time to reflect on personal values and choices.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot thinking patterns that get in the way. Dialectical behavior techniques and motivational interviewing help with strong emotions and staying focused on change.

Clients can expect short-term problem solving and longer-term work depending on needs. Sarah helps people break big problems into smaller steps and practices skills between meetings. She encourages steady progress and checks in about what’s working.

She practices in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. Sarah accepts international clients. To begin, people are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a time.

How Sarah’s approaches work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what matters most to the person. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace, helping people feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for building trust and finding personal priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to try different actions. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change over time based on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose sessions that match their energy that day, such as a quieter phone check-in versus a longer video conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques like CBT and client-centered work to online settings to focus on practical coping skills and steady progress.