Sara Klahr , LPC

Sara Klahr is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. She brings a genuine, direct, and non-judgmental style to her work, focusing on identifying root causes of stress and building practical coping strategies that support lasting change.

Although she was initially hesitant to offer teletherapy until the recent national shutdown, she has found that meaningful therapeutic connection can be achieved through remote sessions. Her client-centered approach means she meets each person where they are, listening closely and collaborating to develop goals and interventions that fit each client’s values and daily life.

Sara’s practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coaching needs. She also works with challenges such as abandonment, attachment and codependency, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-harm, and women's issues. Prospective clients can expect a thoughtful, experienced clinician who values courage and growth and who aims to support clients in creating meaningful, long-term improvements in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sara Klahr integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness techniques into her online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship and allowing the client's goals and values to guide sessions - it helps when someone needs empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting. CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of difficult emotions, supporting coping with trauma, worry, and persistent stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sara works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit best based on individual needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Sara is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, family, or travel and allow therapists and licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not possible.