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LCMHC

Sarah Plano, LCMHC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Sarah

Sarah Plano is a licensed mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 17 years of clinical experience. She centers her work on a client-focused approach that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique situation.

Background and approach

Sarah brings practical strategies for stress, anxiety, and depression alongside support for relationship concerns, grief and loss, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Her practice also addresses a broad range of additional concerns including addictions, LGBT matters, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Sarah integrates evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral methods and solution-focused interventions depending on a client’s priorities, and she remains attentive to attachment, communication, and control issues that often underlie presenting problems. She encourages people to view starting therapy as a courageous first step and aims to create a respectful, individualized path forward.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s perspective and building a therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy and respect; it helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to explore feelings and life decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical skills to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying goals and small, achievable steps toward change, which can be helpful for people seeking quicker, action-oriented progress.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and may blend elements from these methods to form an individualized plan. Clients are invited to give feedback throughout so the approach can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. That flexibility supports people who need convenient scheduling, prefer shorter check-ins, or live far from in-person services. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver evidence-informed techniques while accommodating different rhythms of communication and daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sarah often address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, career challenges, addictions, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to create practical, personalized plans.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with people on diverse mental health and life concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC with license number NC LCMHC 8779 and practices from that state.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English