Sara Veldhuizen , LMHC | Therapist in Indiana

Insight oriented
Collaborative process
Practical tools

About Sara

Sara Veldhuizen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Indiana who helps people who want to better understand themselves and make lasting changes. She works with adults around stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Many clients come for help with self-esteem, depression, ADHD, codependency, and navigating major life changes.

Sara takes an insight-oriented, collaborative approach. She invites curiosity about patterns and feelings rather than only focusing on symptom control. Sessions include talking through underlying dynamics and testing small changes between meetings.

Her style suits people who are willing to reflect and take an active role in therapy. Conversations often follow the client’s goals but also explore what keeps old patterns in place. Sara uses straightforward questions and reflective listening to help people notice what matters most to them.

Clinically, she draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to connect insight with practical steps. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help when clients need clear options and doable goals.

With 11 years of experience, Sara blends deeper exploration with pragmatic tools. She supports people working through complicated histories like abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and blended family stress. Her aim is to help people build more reliable ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.

How Sara’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding your perspective and building a trusting working relationship. In practice this means the therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps you choose the direction of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions connect and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and behavior change. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness skills to notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting; this can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sara will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of methods feels most useful. That choice is adjusted over time based on your goals, progress, and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking because the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten travel time, and allow for different types of check-ins. Some people prefer shorter, more frequent contacts while others keep regular weekly sessions; these practical adjustments help therapy fit into everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependency Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Credentials

Indiana

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sara commonly help with?

Sara supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, codependency, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses an insight-oriented, collaborative style that pairs reflection with practical steps. Sessions explore patterns and feelings while identifying small changes clients can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns and life transitions.

What credentials and where does she practice?

Sara holds the LMHC credential and practices in Indiana.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients; services are provided in English.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a therapy relationship?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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