Sarah Paulick, LMHC

Sarah Paulick is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She works in Florida and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and relationship concerns. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach that aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy lives.

Her work often centers on healing attachment wounds and breaking repeating patterns that cause pain. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to reshape unhelpful thinking and on attachment-based ideas to improve how people relate to themselves and others. Sessions include concrete tools for emotion regulation and coping with life changes.

Sarah has long experience supporting people after traumatic events and with complex stressors such as first responder issues, caregiver strain, and chronic illness. She also helps with issues like addiction, body image, parenting stress, and career concerns. Her approach blends direct skill teaching with listening and collaboration.

Clients can expect a focus on skills they can use between sessions, plus work on deeper patterns when that fits their goals. She uses elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Client-Centered Therapy to match the work to a person’s needs. Conversations prioritize clarity, pacing, and small, achievable steps.

Outside of work she enjoys time on the water, caring for dogs, traveling, and trying new foods. She aims to make therapy a practical part of life rather than an extra burden.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and move toward values-based action. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can quickly target symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections; it can help with intimacy-related issues, abandonment fears, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that match each person’s goals and preferences. That means sessions may begin with simple skill building and then include deeper attachment work if that fits the client’s needs.

Confirm the current session options before booking since session formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule because sessions can be scheduled without travel and can be slotted into work breaks or home routines. It can also let someone choose shorter check-ins or phone-based conversations if that suits their day, and it allows therapists to share worksheets and coping exercises that clients can use between meetings.