Sara Bice, LMHC

Sara Bice is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and family challenges. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse and offers coaching for practical life changes.

With sixteen years of experience, Sara keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth. She listens without judgment and adapts conversation to what each person needs. The focus is on clear goals and small steps that make day-to-day life more manageable.

Sara uses methods drawn from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused work, and existential ideas. In practice that means listening for patterns, trying small behavioral experiments, and bringing attention to what matters most to the client. She helps people practice new ways of handling intense emotions and difficult conversations.

She has worked with many issues connected to family life, including blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiving stress, and divorce and separation matters. Sara also has experience supporting people through cancer, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and gender dysphoria related concerns.

Sara aims to create a clear plan together and adjust it as progress happens. She encourages clients to notice small changes between sessions and to try simple skills in daily life. Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process rather than a single overhaul.

Helpful approaches for online care and finding the right fit

Sara uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice how thoughts and actions interact and to try small behavior changes that reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. CBT often focuses on practical experiments and simple steps to shift unhelpful patterns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions are guided by the person’s priorities and pace. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and adapting the conversation to what matters most to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sara will discuss options, try different methods, and refine the plan based on a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. The process is collaborative and may change as progress happens.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit a meeting into a busy day, reduce travel time, or make it easier to join from different locations. Online work can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or for practicing skills between sessions without a long commute.