Sarah Paulick, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

Practical skill building
Trauma aware care
Sleep and rest focus

About Sarah

Sarah Paulick is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, trauma, and relationship and parenting concerns. Sarah aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for everyday life.

Her approach blends practical strategies and deeper work. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships affect current struggles and to strengthen emotional connection with oneself and others.

Sarah works with issues such as grief, addiction, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and career challenges. She also supports people facing dissociation, abandonment wounds, and first-responder stress. Her background includes many years working with at-risk youth and adults, which informs a trauma-aware way of meeting people where they are.

In sessions, she favors clear goals, skill-building, and compassionate listening. Clients can expect practical tools for managing strong emotions and sleep difficulties, along with space to process painful memories or life changes. The overall aim is to increase day-to-day functioning and resilience.

Sarah offers services in English and practices in Florida. She uses a subscription-based session model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while managing painful thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and getting better sleep by shifting how someone relates to distressing thoughts.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional reactions. This approach can help people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment concerns, or repeated relationship patterns to build different ways of relating to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean starting with skill-based CBT techniques for sleep and emotional regulation, then adding attachment-focused conversations when appropriate.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats were not specified in the provided biography. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy life. It often allows shorter check-ins around work breaks, avoids travel time, and can reduce barriers to regular attendance. Licensed professionals will discuss what session rhythm and tools will work best for each person's routine.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sarah commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style combines clear skill teaching with empathic listening. She aims for short-term tools and deeper work when needed.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Sarah has 17 years of field experience, including work with at-risk youth and adults and work that informs a trauma-aware approach.

What credentials and location apply to this clinician?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida and works under the Florida LMHC credential.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.