Sara Harvey, LPC

Sara Harvey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with about 15 years of clinical experience. She began her career at a nonprofit agency working with at-risk children and families and has continued working directly with young people and their caregivers. Her approach centers on respectful, compassionate care that fits the needs of each person she meets.

Sara has long experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, addiction-related issues, anger, and self-esteem. Her work includes attention to attachment and bonding challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and isolation or loneliness.

In sessions she uses practical methods drawn from attachment-informed work, cognitive behavioral ideas, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused approaches. Conversations are tailored so goals are clear and steps forward feel manageable. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful from the first visit.

Sara's background includes years of home, school, and community-based work with children ages 4 to 17 and their caregivers, which informs how she supports parents and people caring for others. That experience shapes her focus on early bonding, caregiver wellbeing, and family dynamics.

People who choose her often want help coping with life changes, persistent stress, or the long effects of trauma. She asks about what matters most, and then works together to set small, realistic goals for change.

How these approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns of connecting with others. In short online conversations this looks like noticing how you describe close relationships, identifying repeating patterns, and trying small changes to how you respond to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to test and change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving tools to use between sessions. Trauma-focused approaches concentrate on reducing the hold traumatic memories have on daily life by working slowly and with clear pacing, and they aim to help clients feel steadier when memories or triggers arise.

Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will ask about your goals, symptoms, and what feels most useful to you, then recommend techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time so therapy aligns with your needs and preferences rather than sticking to one fixed method.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people keep progress going between in-person appointments when that is helpful. Licensed professionals aim to match session length and rhythm to what fits daily life and goals.