Creative Counseling Nashville

Hi, I'm Sarah — LMFT, RDT, Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner, and AAMFT Approved Supervisor

Located in East Nashville, I serve clients in-person throughout Inglewood, Madison, Donelson, and the greater Nashville area, and virtually throughout Tennessee and Ohio.

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I help humans unwind who they learned to be — and meet themselves on the other side.

You learned, early and well, how to edit yourself. Be easier. Be impressive. Be invisible when invisible was safer. It wasn't weakness — it was strategy, and it worked. You survived. You succeeded, by most measures. And somewhere in the process, self-discipline replaced self-trust, and you became fluent in everyone's needs but your own.

I don't think that needs fixing so much as it needs examining — together, honestly. We'll find where those strategies came from, what they cost you, and what becomes possible when you stop needing them. Less anxiety. More ease. Relationships that don't require you to shrink to stay in them. A life that's actually yours, led from the inside.

I believe the world changes when we heal within ourselves. I'd like to help you get there.

Learn more about my approach using Somatic Therapy, Drama Therapy, or Trauma Therapy (EMDR & Brainspotting) — or read about fees and FAQs.

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You might be in the right place if...

  • You can articulate your patterns perfectly and still feel stuck inside them.

  • You grew up needing to be good, easy, impressive, or invisible — and you're tired.

  • You've spent years suspecting something is fundamentally wrong with you — and somewhere along the way, someone needed you to believe that.

  • You've tried therapy before and understood yourself better, but didn't feel different — because insight alone doesn't undo what your body learned to survive.

  • You've started to notice where your beliefs about yourself actually came from, and you don't love the source.

  • You want a therapist who will tell you the truth, not just nod supportively.

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My Approach

  • Trauma Processing

    Some experiences don't process the way ordinary memories do — they stay charged, present-tense, running in the background. EMDR and Brainspotting work directly with how the brain holds these experiences, so what's been stuck can finally move.

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  • Somatic Experiencing™

    You can understand your patterns completely and still feel them in your body the same way you always have. Somatic Experiencing™ works with your nervous system directly — not just the story of what happened, but what your body is still doing about it.

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  • Drama Therapy

    Sometimes the most direct route into something isn't talking about it — it's giving it a form, a voice, a shape outside your head. Drama therapy uses creative and embodied methods to help you access and explore what conversation alone often can't reach.

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Common Client Concerns

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    Trauma & C-PTSD

    Events, relationships, and environments can be traumatizing. I help clients understand and unwind the hold trauma has on their lives, even when it feels subtle, confusing or complicated.

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    Narcissistic Injury

    Narcissistic relationships can create long-lasting harm, whether with a caregiver, a partner, a cult, or a high-control religion. I have experience helping clients understand and repair the impact of these relationships.

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    Anxiety & People-Pleasing

    I have extensive experience working with people who hold themselves to incredibly high standards, are highly self-critical, and struggle with saying no or disappointing others.

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    Somatic (Body-Based) Symptoms

    Sometimes the body is the first indicator that something is out of balance with our mental health. I enjoy collaborating with individuals looking to explore the mind-body dimension of their physical symptoms.

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Services

Counseling

I provide in-person and virtual psychotherapy sessions for individual adults in Tennessee and Ohio.

Supervision

I am an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and am qualified to provide supervision for your organization in Tennessee.

Facilitation/Consulting

I collaborate with organizations to provide group therapy services and offer engaging educational presentations for professionals.