Sarah Hope, LCPC

Sarah Hope is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois who brings ten years of experience to her work with clients facing anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family challenges, and identity-related concerns. She combines professional training with personal insight, having navigated her own struggles with anxiety and depression early in life and choosing counseling as both a career and a calling. That journey helped shape a compassionate, curiosity-driven approach focused on helping individuals move through panic, intrusive thoughts, and life transitions toward greater self-understanding.

Her clinical path includes a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University, completed in 2015, and a background of service with people experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and severe mental illness. Early work overseas with street children in New Delhi informed her use of nonverbal communication, empathy, and holistic practices to build self-esteem and practical life skills. In suburban private practice she added neurofeedback to counseling services, expanding options for clients who benefit from biofeedback-informed interventions.

Sarah works across the lifespan from childhood into later adulthood with a specialty in adolescence and young adulthood. She practices from an integrative standpoint, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, existential ideas, and humanistic validation, and she often incorporates humor and appropriate self-disclosure to establish rapport. She has worked with the LGBTQ community and helped develop local services to increase access to affirming care. Sarah invites questions and frames therapy as a collaborative learning journey tailored to each client.

Evidence-based approaches and remote care options

Sarah integrates evidence-based techniques to help clients manage symptoms and build skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep difficulties by teaching practical coping strategies. Neurofeedback offers a biofeedback-informed option that trains patterns of brain activity to support attention, mood regulation, and sleep for some clients who benefit from physiological intervention. She also draws on existential and humanistic principles to explore meaning, values, and personal agency, helping clients facing life transitions, identity questions, or struggles with purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sarah works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Therapy is framed as a shared learning journey in which techniques are adjusted over time based on what is helping.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for clients with busy schedules, mobility limits, or those living far from in-person services. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access timely support, and fit sessions into daily life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor interventions to individual circumstances.