Sara Irwin, LCPC, LPC

Sara Irwin greets visitors with a calm, practical approach. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and untangle issues that get in the way of daily life. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making conversations feel safe and useful from the first session.

Sara holds a Master’s degree in Community Counseling from Creighton University and is credentialed as an LCPC and an LPC. She has 14 years of experience working in clinical settings and private practice. That experience includes supporting people struggling with substance use, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, grief, parenting stress, impulse control, and other concerns.

In sessions she listens closely and works with people to set clear, practical goals. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with humanistic, acceptance-focused, and emotion-oriented approaches so each plan fits the person. Expect problem solving, skill-building, and honest conversation about patterns that keep you stuck.

Sara often helps people who are dealing with life changes, burnout, or complicated grief. She also supports clients facing body image and eating concerns, attention differences like ADHD, and issues around intimacy and communication. Her work with addiction and trauma informs a gentle, paced way of addressing difficult memories and urges.

Outside of work she spends time with her two young children and enjoys running, travel, reading, and outdoor activities. She encourages people to begin small, practical steps that lead to clearer thinking and more manageable days.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that work with your life

Sara uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills for managing anxiety and stress. CBT focuses on current patterns and teaches tools you can practice between sessions to change how you respond to stressors.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting trapped by them, and then take values-driven steps despite discomfort. That approach is often useful for long-term worries, avoidance, and problems that won’t resolve quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Conversations in early sessions help shape a plan that can include skill practice, emotion regulation, and real-world experiments.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are more manageable. Licensed professionals can guide how techniques like CBT or ACT translate into virtual sessions and help tailor homework and tools so they work in day-to-day life.