Sarah Ritchea O'Connor

Sarah Ritchea O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with ten years of clinical work. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addiction, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She also supports concerns such as ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, and issues related to gender and sexual identity.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then helps create steps you can try between meetings. Mindfulness practices are part of the work, used to help calm overwhelming feelings and increase awareness of difficult thoughts and sensations.

Sarah combines several methods to match each person’s needs. That can include client-centered listening, attachment-based exploration of relationship patterns, and cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thinking. Dialectical and existential ideas may also shape conversations when emotion regulation or life meaning are the focus.

She has spent time working with people facing serious mood disorders and eating difficulties, and has expanded work with LGBTQ clients more recently. Her style is accepting and nonjudgmental, and she adjusts plans as needs change.

To begin, she asks about your immediate concerns and goals, then outlines simple steps to try. The process is described plainly and paced to fit what each person can handle.

How mindfulness and targeted approaches work online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice their thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without getting swept away by them. It can reduce reactivity and make stressful moments easier to manage. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can set their own goals.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit best based on goals, strengths, and what feels comfortable. Plans are adjusted over time so the approach changes if needed.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to add counseling into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel time, letting someone join from a quieter spot, or offering shorter check-ins on a tight schedule. Licensed professionals can use mindfulness and cognitive tools effectively in remote sessions to practice skills between meetings and track small changes over time.