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- EMDR
- Attachment work
- CBT and DBT
About Sarah
Sarah Bentley, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) in New Mexico, has 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She describes her work as helping people identify root experiences and repair negative beliefs and painful emotions.
Sarah focuses on uncovering how past wounds influence present behavior and feelings. She uses approaches that include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In sessions she aims to help clients notice repeating patterns and understand where those patterns began.
Her stated process involves collaborating with clients to address early attachment wounds and to “re-parent” the inner child. She works to shift unhelpful thinking and emotional responses, and to develop more adaptive ways of relating to self and others. Sessions involve talking through experiences and practicing different ways to respond to stress and triggers.
Sarah also lists work with a range of focused issues such as abandonment, attachment issues, blended family topics, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control problems, dissociation, domestic violence, and substance use. She includes support around aging and geriatric matters, commitment issues, and coping with disasters.
Sessions are offered in English from her New Mexico practice. She does not accept international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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Approaches used in virtual sessions
Sarah often uses EMDR to help people process distressing memories and reduce the intensity of painful emotions linked to past events. EMDR sessions focus on recalling the memory while using guided bilateral stimulation to reprocess how the memory feels.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people notice repeating dynamics and build healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your history, goals, and preferences and will suggest which methods to try first. Clients and therapist adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Confirm current session options before booking. The biography does not specify formats, so check which formats are available. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit therapy into a busy week by removing travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people join sessions without needing to be on camera for the entire meeting. Licensed professionals adapt exercises like CBT or DBT skills training and EMDR procedures to work in virtual settings so clients can practice coping skills between sessions.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Nebraska, New Mexico
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, addictions, grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career, bipolar, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style?
She describes a collaborative approach that looks at root experiences and repairs negative beliefs and painful emotions through talking and skill practice.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where?
She holds an LPCC and an LMHP, licensed in New Mexico as NM LPCC and in Nebraska as NE LMHP is listed among credentials.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.