Sarah Soto

Sarah Soto brings six years of clinical experience to her counseling work in Texas, supporting people through intense trauma, psychological crisis, addiction, anxiety, depression, stress management, unhealthy patterns, self-image concerns, relationship difficulties, and everyday life transitions. She has developed strong therapeutic connections with clients from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, ages, and life stages.

Her approach blends person-centered care with integrative and eclectic methods, drawing on specialized training in EMDR, mindfulness practices, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), sexual trauma, and addictions. She has led mindfulness training and teaches stress-relief exercises as part of her practice.

Sarah holds a master’s degree in Counseling and two bachelor’s degrees, one in English and one in Radio, Television, and Film. She is a licensed professional counselor in Texas and also holds national certification as a counselor. Therapy and working with clients are a true passion for her - she views the work as a calling and considers herself an emotional guardian and professional secret keeper for those she supports.

In session, Sarah begins by attending to the person’s presence, energy, presenting issues, intuition, information, and goals. She believes each individual is doing the best they can with the resources they have and honors the resilience it takes to pursue change. She focuses on understanding a person’s history, current struggles, and hopes, then applies the most helpful tools and techniques; when additional knowledge is needed, she researches, asks, and learns.

Change can show up in many ways—emotional shifts, small and large victories, behavioral adjustments, insight, or relief. For change to take hold, Sarah emphasizes a strong counselor-client relationship grounded in authenticity, presence, empathy, acceptance, patience, and skill. She aims to be the person clients can trust to hold their stories and guide them toward healing and growth.

Her in-session style reflects how she is outside the room: she may sit cross-legged, gesture with her hands, and use visual tools like drawings to explain concepts. She will ask permission before lying down with a client to teach breathing or to practice guided meditations. Humor, immediacy, and presence are tools she values, and she never asks clients to try something she would not be willing to try herself. Sarah supports a holistic, nonjudgmental, goal-focused approach to therapy that honors authenticity and the ongoing process of building the life a person wants.