Sarai Escarment, LMHC

Sarai Escarment is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families restore hope and build resilience. She centers her work on the belief that people can overcome adversity when given practical tools and supportive affirmations, and she partners with clients who are motivated to learn and change. Her practice focuses on helping people cope with daily challenges and improve overall quality of life, whether addressing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family conflict, grief, spirituality, adjustment issues, ADHD, or bipolar concerns.

Sarai also has an extensive history working with children and adolescents who face behavioral challenges and learning disabilities. She uses an eclectic, empirically supported approach that draws on multiple therapeutic methods to match each person’s needs. Sessions are delivered in a warm, nurturing atmosphere that encourages clients to take on difficult work while feeling supported through that process. Sarai invites clients to engage in growth-oriented challenges and provides guidance and affirmation along the way.

As an LMHC, Sarai brings clinical training and practical tools to her work, and she aims to walk alongside clients as they move toward greater stability and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sarai commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness Therapy into her work. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills to change behaviors and manage symptoms like anxiety and depression. DBT focuses on building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and certain addictive behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and grounding techniques that support stress reduction, coping with trauma, and improved attention and sleep.

Deciding which approach or combination of approaches to use is a collaborative process. Sarai works with clients to understand their goals, strengths, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time so the plan fits each person’s needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations, support continuity of care during life transitions, and allow for different ways to engage depending on the issue and therapeutic goals.