Sara Van Slyke, LMHC

Florida · 13 years in practice

Sara Van Slyke is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LMHC, Florida: MH10565 · expires March 2027
LMHC, Washington: LH61544565 · expires March 2026
NPI: 1588063218 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Sara

Sara Van Slyke is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She practices from Washington and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and problems with self-esteem. She emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Sara believes people know their own story and brings a respectful, collaborative stance to sessions. She listens first and helps clients notice strengths they already have. That approach makes it easier to set small goals and try new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Her work draws on existential ideas that ask what matters most in life. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's values and pace. Cognitive behavioral techniques are applied when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Sara often supports people coping with major life changes, grief, relationship challenges, parenting stress, work pressure, and trauma. She helps with emotion regulation skills and building day-to-day routines that feel manageable. Sessions include practical tools, reflection, and planning for real-world situations.

The tone in her practice is warm and straightforward. She encourages people to bring whatever feels most urgent in the moment. Over time she helps clients build more confidence, clearer priorities, and healthier ways of handling stress.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
ADHD

Approaches Sara names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online therapy and life questions

Sara integrates Existential Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online work. Existential Therapy helps people clarify what matters and make choices that fit their values; it can be useful for life transitions, meaning, and motivation. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression.

She also uses a client-centered style that keeps the conversation grounded in each person's experience. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative - the therapist listens to your goals and adjusts techniques together so sessions feel useful and respectful of your pace.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messages work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress, and flexible support between longer sessions.

These remote options make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting, or busy schedules while still allowing focused, practical work on stress, coping, and decision making.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of issues does she address?

Sara works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends a client-centered, reflective stance with practical skills. Sessions focus on values, strengths, and hands-on strategies to manage feelings and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and community care.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and Washington and practices from Washington.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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