Sarah Ritchea O'Connor, LPC, LMHC

Sarah Ritchea O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and struggles with eating and sleeping. She aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sarah keeps sessions practical and person-focused. She listens first, then tailors conversation and a plan to what the individual needs. She uses straightforward tools to address thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of daily functioning. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns, including addiction, bipolar conditions, ADHD, and issues related to identity and relationships. In recent years she has increased her work with people from the LGBT community. She also brings experience helping those coping with caregiver stress, first responder issues, and military-related concerns. Sarah draws from a mix of approaches to meet goals. She uses cognitive methods to shift unhelpful thinking and mindfulness and skills-based strategies to manage intense emotions. She works with clients on concrete steps they can practice between sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative style. Sarah aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through problems and try new ways of coping. She encourages small, steady changes that improve day-to-day life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and patterns formed early in life. It helps people notice how those patterns affect current relationships and daily habits, and then try different ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the person’s own goals. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps the person find their own solutions to stress, anxiety, or life changes. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to pick methods that match the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as progress is made or new challenges appear. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins during a workday, or make it simpler to maintain continuity when schedules shift. Because session formats are not specified here, confirm current session options before booking so you know what will be offered. The practical aim is the same: use the chosen therapeutic strategies to help change thoughts and everyday habits, and support steady steps forward.