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Sara Veldhuizen

Sara Veldhuizen

Therapist · Indiana

Thoughtful, practical therapy for lasting change

  • Insight oriented
  • Collaborative care
  • Practical tools

About Sara

Sara Veldhuizen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Indiana who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, addictions, and life transitions. She works with adults who want to better understand themselves and make lasting changes. Her approach invites curiosity and active participation from clients.

Sara takes an insight-oriented, client-centered stance. She helps people notice patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and relationships. That attention often leads to clearer choices and different results in day-to-day life.

In sessions she mixes thoughtful conversation with practical tools. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices are combined with solution-focused coaching. This means clients get help both noticing what matters and testing small changes that build confidence.

Sara often supports people dealing with parenting stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, body image and eating issues, ADHD, depression, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment wounds, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges linked to blended families and communication struggles.

She brings 11 years of clinical experience to therapy. Clients can expect a steady, collaborative tone that balances reflection with clear next steps. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session through the Start Therapy process.

Approaches used in online therapy and how they help

Client-centered work focuses on the person’s experience. The therapist listens deeply and follows what matters most to the client, helping them understand feelings and patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical ways to test new behaviors and reduce unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus and calm.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Sara works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a client's goals, lifestyle, and preferences. Together they review what has helped in the past and try approaches that feel doable and relevant.

The therapist context does not specify session formats here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time, use shorter check-ins between commitments, or choose phone instead of video when low bandwidth or camera-free time is needed. Licensed professionals adapt their methods so the work can be effective even when it happens remotely.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCoping with life changesLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sara help with?

Sara supports adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, mood disorders, career strain, and related topics.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is insight-oriented and collaborative, blending client-centered listening with practical strategies so people understand patterns and try small, concrete changes.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 11 years of experience working with adults on emotional, behavioral, and life-change issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the LMHC credential and practices from Indiana.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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