Sarah Bentley, LPCC, LMHP
Nebraska · 10 years in practice
Sarah Bentley is a licensed professional counselor who helps adults untangle patterns that keep them stuck.
License and registration
- LMHP, Nebraska
- 4679 · expires September 2026
- LPCC, New Mexico
- CCMH0222961 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1457799538 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Sarah
Sarah Bentley is a licensed professional counselor who helps adults untangle patterns that keep them stuck. She focuses on what led to current struggles and works with each person to shift longstanding beliefs and strong emotions into healthier responses. Clients can expect straightforward sessions that aim to identify the root experiences behind anxious or depressed moods.
Sessions often include talking through past events, noticing how they show up now, and practicing new ways of thinking and acting.
Background and approach
Sarah uses a mix of practical tools and reflective work to help people move forward. Her background includes ten years of clinical experience and credentials as an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LMHP - Licensed Mental Health Professional. She practices in New Mexico and provides care in English.
The work draws on relational methods to track how attachment patterns shape current relationships and on evidence-informed techniques to address symptoms like panic, low mood, and compulsive behaviors. EMDR is part of her approach and may be offered as a way to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge.
Other methods she uses include client-centered conversations, cognitive behavior strategies, and skills from dialectical behavior work to manage intense emotions and build coping tools. Sarah aims to collaborate with each person to re-parent wounded parts, strengthen self-direction, and develop habits that support authentic engagement in life. The practical focus is on small, steady changes that add up over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sarah names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and self-view. Online sessions can help identify repeating patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating and setting boundaries.Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and priorities. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, offering reflection and support so people can better understand their feelings and choices.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to help process distressing memories that continue to cause strong reactions. When offered online, EMDR uses guided bilateral stimulation and careful pacing to work through upsetting recollections while the client remains in their regular environment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face interaction and longer sessions, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit regular care into busy lives and maintain continuity across setbacks and life changes.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Sarah works with adults around stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, self-esteem, career strain, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines compassionate, client-centered conversation with practical tools. Sessions aim to identify patterns, process difficult memories, and practice new ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LPCC and LMHP credentials and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How do I begin working with her?
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