- EMDR
- CBT
- DBT skills
About Sarah
Sarah Bentley is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) practicing in New Mexico with ten years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, and related concerns. Sessions focus on identifying the experiences that shape current reactions and habits.
She helps people trace back how past wounds affect present beliefs, feelings, and behaviors. The aim is to reduce repeating unhelpful patterns and ease ongoing emotional distress. Work often includes noticing triggers, naming the beliefs that follow, and testing new, more adaptive responses in everyday life.
Sarah uses EMDR alongside other approaches to address trauma memories and their emotional charge. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relational patterns and client-centered and cognitive-behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. DBT skills are available to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance when intense feelings arise.
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions involve talking through recent situations, mapping the links to past experiences, and practicing specific skills to respond differently. For people concerned about anger, the focus is on understanding triggers, shifting automatic reactions, and finding manageable ways to express frustration.
Work is offered in English and based in New Mexico. Sarah asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when anger and mistrust show up in close relationships by uncovering attachment dynamics and practicing new ways to relate.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, focuses on processing distressing memories that keep triggering strong emotional reactions. It can reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories that feed anger and reactivity.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thinking-feeling-behavior loop. It helps people notice automatic thoughts that escalate frustration and test alternative responses that lead to calmer outcomes.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. Sarah will collaborate with each person to choose which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is reviewed over time so techniques can be adjusted if something isn’t helping.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes regular weekly or biweekly appointments simpler to maintain while applying skills between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Nebraska, New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns listed on her profile.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and practical skills work. Sessions focus on identifying past experiences that shape current reactions and practicing different responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on trauma-related issues and emotional difficulties.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds LPCC and LMHP credentials and practices in New Mexico with the licensure details shown as NM LPCC and NE LMHP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.