Sara LaBelle

Calm-centered, practical therapy for life transitions

LPC Michigan

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Anger
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Sara

Sara LaBelle is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who uses an empathic, skills-based approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes.

Background and approach

She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and mindfulness strategies to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build resilience, and develop practical coping tools for everyday challenges. With a ten-year clinical background, she integrates motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods when helpful to support momentum and clarify goals.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, career transitions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, sleep and eating struggles, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, blended family dynamics, and separation or divorce.

Sara emphasizes collaborative care that honors each person’s individual story while teaching concrete strategies to reduce distress and improve functioning. Clients can expect a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic stance paired with structured interventions when appropriate.

She encourages exploration of underlying patterns alongside skill-building so clients leave sessions with both greater insight and actionable steps toward their goals.

Practical approaches for online work and goal-focused change

Many clients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change patterns that interfere with daily life. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, empathetic relationship that helps people explore values and build self-understanding while feeling heard. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-focused awareness and simple practices that can reduce reactivity and support better emotional regulation in stressful moments.

Sara approaches choice of method as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to determine which approaches best match their goals, preferences, and the particular issues they bring, and she adjusts the mix of strategies as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions using video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between meetings. These formats allow for flexible scheduling, immediate access to coaching or skills practice when needed, and consistent momentum toward goals even when attending in-person visits would be difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does this therapist commonly address?

Sara works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, career issues, relationship and family troubles, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

Their style combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to tailor interventions to each person's needs.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

The therapist brings ten years of experience working with people on a variety of emotional and life concerns, drawing on multiple evidence-informed approaches.

What are the therapist's credentials and practice location?

Sara LaBelle is an LPC practicing in Michigan with the licence listed as MI LPC 6401018780.

Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are therapy sessions offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats to accommodate different preferences.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin therapy?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersSelf esteem DepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English