Sara Schuessler

Sara Schuessler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and related concerns. She presents a warm, approachable manner that focuses on the client’s goals. Sara centers sessions on what the client wants to work on and what matters most in their life.

With 14 years of experience, she draws on a mix of practical techniques to guide change. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and build a cooperative relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Solution-Focused Therapy methods help set clear, achievable steps toward short-term goals.

Sara’s background includes work in residential treatment centers, homes, and schools. That variety shaped her skills around family conflict, parenting problems, school difficulties, ADHD, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, anger, and trauma and abuse. She also pays attention to attachment issues, blended family concerns, intellectual disability, and young adult challenges.

She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Missouri Baptist University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Truman State University. Those degrees inform her clinical approach and practical problem-solving style.

Sara schedules sessions during weekday mornings and is not available evenings or weekends. She enjoys cycling, reading, and spending time with family and their dog when she is not working.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on helping people process and manage the effects of traumatic events. It involves careful pacing, building coping skills, and addressing trauma-related memories and reactions in ways that feel manageable. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client’s lead, creating space for the person to set goals and guide the work.

Sara combines these approaches with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques that look at thought patterns and behaviors and work toward practical changes. Together these methods can help with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting challenges, and trauma-related concerns. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process; the therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust as needed to find what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session options before booking because formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to join from locations that reduce background noise or that fit their daily routine. Licensed professionals typically adapt exercises, homework, and emotion regulation practices to work in a remote setting while staying focused on the client’s goals.