Dr. Sarah is a psychotherapist offering therapy intensives on 40 healing acres outside Portland, Oregon. She began her career as a social worker in 2002 and completed a doctorate in clinical psychology with somatic and birth psychology concentrations in 2020. Trauma-attuned but flourishing-focused, Sarah has spent over 20 years pursuing the most salient points of intervention to help folks be and raise resilient, whole-hearted humans. Her current practice serves women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause, weary therapists, and veterans. To meet the moment in a topsy-turvy world, she blends ancient and cutting-edge tools, and is certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology, perinatal mental health, mindfulness-based ecotherapy, childbirth education, archery, and The Safe & Sound Protocol for reattuning the nervous system.

As the spouse of a veteran, Sarah spent years seeking trauma treatments that don’t re-traumatize and was thrilled to find that Accelerated Resolution Therapy shines in this way. ART not only reshaped her services but also deepened her understanding of inherently brilliant brains that return to safety and connection every chance they get. Sarah is a master-level ART practitioner and utilizes it for acute trauma such as accidents, childbirth, and losses, as well as identity-based and long-term traumatic stress from military life, religious trauma, childhood abuse, and midlife disorientation. ART has also helped her clients and trainees address suffering rooted in shame, limiting beliefs, and oppressive narratives or experiences.

Sarah is delighted to empower clinicians with ART’s innovative protocol, which blends trusted modalities with visionary components such as voluntary image replacement to lessen suffering. She teaches much like she provides therapy and navigates life: as a bit of a mad scientist with deep compassion, allowing both a commitment to excellence and humor to lead the way. Sarah believes that in a landscape where resources are limited and clients’ capacity is shrinking, providers desperately need rapid, accessible, and transformational tools like Accelerated Resolution Therapy, and she is honored to teach it.