Sally Hazard, LMFT

Sally Hazard is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 21 years of clinical experience who specializes in helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She has practiced in Orlando, FL, San Diego, CA, and Reno, NV, bringing experience from private practice, group homes, counseling agencies, foster care settings, and a university counseling center where she worked with college students. This breadth of practice has shaped a flexible approach to therapy that suits different ages, cultural backgrounds, neurodivergent clients, and diverse sexual preferences.

Sally uses a variety of methods, including Client-Centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems, adapting techniques to fit each person’s needs. She also offers modified sandtray interventions and incorporates interactive online activities and games when appropriate to support engagement and healing. Sally believes that people carry an innate capacity to grow and recover, and she partners with clients to help them activate that potential.

Sally practices exclusively through teletherapy, offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, practical tools, and compassionate support to help clients make meaningful changes in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Sally integrates Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of their work and the therapist follows their needs - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, improving relationships, and addressing loneliness. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be effective for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress management. When trauma is a focus, Sally offers EMDR, a structured approach that can help process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Sally works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and symptoms, and she adjusts techniques over time so the treatment fits each client’s needs rather than forcing a single method.

Because Sally practices exclusively online, therapy can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session formats, and access licensed professionals from the comfort of one’s own environment.