Sara Calhoun, MS, LCMHC

Sara is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who specializes in women’s mental health and therapy for adult women across different stages of life. She provides virtual therapy to women throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, offering a warm, compassionate, and collaborative approach to care. Sara earned her Master’s degree from UNC Greensboro in 2013 and her Bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 2008. With more than 13 years of experience providing individual therapy, she believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is built on empathy, genuineness, and mutual respect and strives to create a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where women feel heard, understood, and empowered.

Sara works with women experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and interpersonal challenges, low self-esteem, and difficulties adjusting to significant life changes and transitions. She recognizes that women’s mental health needs often evolve across different stages of life and enjoys supporting women as they navigate college and graduate school, careers and professional demands, relationships and marriage, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, motherhood, and midlife transitions. Sara has particular expertise in perinatal and postpartum mental health, supporting women experiencing mood and anxiety concerns related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the transition to motherhood.

Sara’s approach to therapy is individualized and grounded in evidence-based care. She draws from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, solution-focused approaches, and other evidence-based strategies based on each client’s needs and goals. Therapy may involve developing practical strategies for managing anxiety, stress, or difficult emotions; recognizing and changing patterns that are no longer helpful; navigating relationship or life challenges; and developing greater insight into personal needs, values, and priorities.

Throughout therapy, Sara works collaboratively with clients to build upon their existing strengths while developing new skills and perspectives that can be applied in everyday life. Her goal is not only to help women manage current challenges, but also to foster greater confidence, self-understanding, and life satisfaction as they move forward.