Sara Harvey , LPC

Sara Harvey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 15 years of professional experience. She spent 12 1/2 years working at a non-profit agency serving at-risk children and families, providing in-home, community, and school-based support for young people and their caregivers. Her clinical work focuses on children ages 4 to 17 and their families, addressing stress and anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, attachment and bonding concerns, trauma, and abuse.

Sara is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and has specialized training in Infant Mental Health, emphasizing healthy attachment and bonding between infants and mothers or primary caregivers. She combines evidence-informed approaches to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each family’s unique needs, adapting interventions to developmental stages and family dynamics.

Sara approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she supports people through the often-difficult first steps toward greater well-being. Her practice aims to help clients and families build practical coping skills, strengthen relationships, and navigate life transitions with confidence and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the quality of relationships and early bonding patterns, helping caregivers and children build more secure connections through supportive, relationship-focused interventions. It is helpful for families coping with separation, attachment concerns, and parenting challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills to change behaviors and emotional responses. CBT is effective for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and many everyday coping challenges.

Trauma-Focused Therapy, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, addresses the impact of traumatic experiences by combining stabilization, skill-building, and trauma processing in a developmentally appropriate way. This approach supports recovery from abuse, loss, and other traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sara works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors techniques accordingly, adjusting methods as the therapeutic relationship develops. Licensed professionals and therapists often blend elements of these approaches to match each person or family.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and live chat or text-based messaging can supplement ongoing work. These options make scheduling easier, support continuity of care across locations, and allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that fit their daily lives.