sarah westermann

MA, LPC, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor
She/Her

$150 / 55-minute session (Sliding Scale Available)

Insurances in Network:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Whole Foods Insurance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare/Optum

Fields of Specialization:

-Teens & Young Adults
-Adults
-Eating Disorders
-Body Image

-Life Transitions
-Anxiety
-Religious Trauma
-LGBTQIA+

I work great with...

If you’re a young adult juggling big life changes—like starting college or a new job—and trying to stay grounded.
If you’re stuck in an eating disorder or caught in the cycle of dieting and bingeing.
If you feel like a perfectionist who wants recovery to be “just right” and feels frustrated when it’s not.
Family members trying to support a loved one in recovery, but it’s hard to know what helps and what hurts.
If you’re new to therapy and not sure where to begin—but you know you’re ready to start.
If you’re exploring your Queer identity and want space to unpack who you are, without judgment.

Style & Approach

Clients often describe me as warm, open, and easy to talk to. I believe therapy works best when it’s a true collaboration—so I welcome your feedback and adjust my approach to fit you, not the other way around. My goal is to meet you where you are, honor your pace, and work together to uncover what really matters to you. We'll use your strengths, values, and insights as tools to guide the way forward—because this journey is yours, and I’m here to walk alongside you.

Some of the approaches I Use...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Expressive Arts
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
Motivational Interviewing

Solution-focused
Client-centered
Trauma-Informed Care
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

Fun Facts

*I have a gray cat named Boris. His favorite food is Raising Cane’s chicken. He likes to join me during virtual sessions!

*I enjoy reading; my favorite genres are memoirs and thrillers.

*I love watching baseball and collecting baseball cards. My favorite team is the Atlanta Braves.

*Outside of sessions you’ll find me trying out new coffee shops, thrifting, or hiking.

*I come from a military family and I moved around a lot as a kid, I loved living in Germany and Colorado.

Education

Master of Arts in Professional Counseling (Concentration: Mental Health Counseling), Texas State University, 2022

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Texas at Dallas, 2018

Professional

Licensed Professional Counselor (#89220)

National Certified Counselor (#1670617)

Experience providing therapeutic services at both an eating disorder partial hospitalization program (PHP) and a mood and anxiety PHP

Individual, family, and group therapy at the PHP level

Facilitated a group on religious trauma and sexuality in an outpatient setting

Provided individual and group therapy in an outpatient setting

Cognitive Processing Therapy Training

EMAIL Sarah