Sarah Veale

Sarah Veale is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee with 22 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and other life changes. Sarah listens closely and works alongside clients to build skills they can use between sessions.

Her background includes work in inpatient and residential settings, juvenile detention, outpatient private practice, and a managed care company across three states. That variety shaped a practical approach to problems like mood and anxiety disorders, substance-related concerns, self-injury, histories of abuse and neglect, and personality-related difficulties.

In sessions she focuses on coaching and skill practice. She guides people to learn tools and then checks that those tools are being used in daily life. Education and clear information are a regular part of her work to help people understand what they are experiencing.

Sarah draws on Client-Centered techniques to keep the work grounded in each person’s priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods to set goals and practice new ways of thinking and behaving. Mindfulness-based strategies are used to help with stress and emotional regulation.

She aims to respond to messages Sunday through Friday and typically checks messages a couple of times per day. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Sarah’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities. In practice this means sessions begin with what matters most to the client and build from there, helping people feel heard while shaping goals that fit their life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and mood symptoms by setting specific tasks and practicing skills between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to reduce reactivity and calm strong emotions. These practices can be used alongside CBT and client-centered work to improve day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences. This is a collaborative process that may shift as goals change.

Confirm the current online session options before booking since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a break, or making it simpler to attend when bandwidth or camera use is a concern.