ABOUT SARAH
THE QUESTION THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
If you want the short version, it begins with love, loss, and a question I couldn't stop asking.
Like many of the people I work with today, I experienced profound heartbreak and the loss of my family. Years later, I found myself living through a similar kind of pain again. That second experience changed me, not only because it hurt, but because it confronted me with a question I could no longer avoid.
Why was I repeating an experience I never wanted to live through again?
I realized that understanding my past wasn't enough. I needed to understand what had been quietly shaping my choices, my relationships, and the way I experienced love. I became deeply curious about what was happening beneath the surface and why so many intelligent, self-aware people continued to recreate experiences they desperately wanted to leave behind.
That question has guided more than two decades of clinical practice.
Today, I help people understand the invisible architecture that has been shaping their relationships so they can begin relating from choice rather than adaptation.
Together, we uncover the deeper patterns, protective strategies, identities, and emotional learning that have quietly organized their experience, creating the possibility for a fundamentally different way of relating to themselves and to others.
The Lens I Bring
Over more than 20 years of clinical practice, I've come to see relationship challenges differently.
I believe the struggles we experience in relationships are rarely random. They often reflect an invisible architecture shaped by our experiences, adaptations, protective strategies, and the meanings we've made about ourselves.
My work helps people understand that architecture so they can free themselves from old ways of relating and begin living from authenticity rather than adaptation.
How We Create Change
Every person's story is unique, which is why I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. Together, we explore what has been shaping your experience, transform what no longer serves you, and intentionally cultivate new ways of relating. My hope is not simply that you understand yourself differently, but that you experience greater freedom to create relationships and a life that reflect who you truly are.
Professional Experience
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Licensed Creative Arts Therapist
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Clinical Director, Ananda Integrative Healing Group
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20+ years of clinical experience
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Surrogate Partner Therapy
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Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
I am a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist in the state of New York and hold a Master's Degree in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute. With over two decades of clinical experience, I have worked with hundreds of people to manage their mental health, address root causes, discover their dreams, express themselves more fully, transform the aspects of their lives that didn't serve them, and take action to create real and lasting change.