Sarah Ketron (they/them/she/her)

My experience with PTSD comes from working with people whose nervous systems have learned to stay on alert long after the danger has passed. I understand how trauma can show up through hypervigilance, avoidance, emotional numbness, intrusive memories, and difficulty trusting others or feeling safe. I focus on helping clients understand these responses with compassion while gradually building safety, choice, and a stronger sense of control.

Through my work with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, I have extensive experience talking with people about suicidal thoughts and know how important it is to make those conversations feel safe, direct, and free of shame. I am comfortable discussing suicide openly, assessing immediate risk, and helping people identify what they need in the moment. My goal is to help clients feel heard without being judged or frightened away from being honest about what they are experiencing.

My experience with depression comes from years of behavioral health and crisis work supporting people through hopelessness, isolation, low motivation, and suicidal thoughts. I understand how depression can affect relationships, self-worth, daily functioning, and a person’s sense of possibility. My approach focuses on helping clients feel understood while building insight, coping skills, and meaningful steps toward feeling more connected to themselves and their lives.

I use a person-centered approach to create a space where clients can feel genuinely heard, respected, and accepted as they are. I believe clients are the experts on their own lives, and therapy should be collaborative rather than directive. I focus on building trust, understanding each client’s unique experiences, and supporting them as they explore what they need, what matters to them, and what growth looks like in their own life.

I use Motivational Interviewing to create space for clients to explore change at their own pace. Rather than telling clients what they should do, I focus on listening to what matters most to them, understanding what makes change feel difficult, and helping them find a path that feels meaningful and realistic. It can be especially helpful when clients feel torn, uncertain, or simply not ready to have all the answers yet.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can reinforce one another. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping the client stuck, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and practice new ways of responding. I use CBT collaboratively and flexibly, adapting it to the individual rather than expecting every client to fit the same approach.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can reinforce one another. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping the client stuck, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and practice new ways of responding. I use CBT collaboratively and flexibly, adapting it to the individual rather than expecting every client to fit the same approach.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors can reinforce one another. Together, we identify patterns that may be keeping the client stuck, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and practice new ways of responding. I use CBT collaboratively and flexibly, adapting it to the individual rather than expecting every client to fit the same approach.