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Sarah Ritchea O'Connor

Sarah Ritchea O'Connor, LPC, LMHC

Therapist in Texas

Experienced counselor focused on self esteem and stress

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10 years of experience listed

LPC, LMHC professional credentials

English languages

  • Practical coping tools
  • Respectful and direct
  • Goal oriented

About Sarah

Sarah Ritchea O'Connor is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, with ten years of counseling experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self esteem. She also supports those managing eating and sleeping issues, addiction-related problems, ADHD, and career or life-change worries.

She aims for a respectful and compassionate space. Conversations are adapted to each person's needs and goals. She uses clear talk and practical steps so people can try things between sessions and notice small changes.

Her approach draws on several methods to match different situations. She uses attachment-focused ideas to look at relationship patterns and how they affect feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Client-centered work keeps the conversation grounded in what matters to the person in front of her.

Sarah has worked with clients across a range of concerns including LGBTQ issues, caregiver stress, first responder challenges, and military-related matters. She has experience with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and with clients who face intellectual disability or hospice and end-of-life questions.

She is licensed in Texas and has professional experience in Washington State. Sessions are conducted in English. People who want to begin can select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings and reactions. It can help people who want to understand trust, closeness, and emotional distance in their relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing routines that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and self esteem work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration; the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them find their own answers.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That way the plan is tailored and can combine methods as needed through ongoing conversations.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use conversation-based methods like CBT and attachment work in real time while they navigate daily life. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, reflections, and skill practice to the online setting so clients can keep progress moving between sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Texas, Washington

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sarah address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, self esteem, eating and sleeping problems, addictions, ADHD, and related challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She adapts conversations to each person and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize respectful, direct dialogue and tools people can try between meetings.

What kind of clinical background does she have?

She has ten years of professional counseling experience and has worked with a broad range of concerns including mood disorders, trauma, and LGBTQ issues.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Texas and has professional experience in Washington State; sessions are offered from Texas.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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