Sara Nielsen, Therapist, AL | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(59 reviews)

MA, LPC Sara Nielsen

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Sara Nielsen is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: MA, LPC Years in Practice: 15 State: Alabama

I am an LPC (licensed practicing counselor) in the State of Alabama and have been practicing for about 15 years. I have about 20 years of experience working in the field. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, self-esteem, OCD, ADHD and many other concerns. I have worked in a wide variety of settings, including residential treatment, inpatient hospitalization, correctional settings, outpatient and online format as well. I specialize in working with people who have experienced trauma, have relationship issues with food, eating disorders and those who identify as LGBTQ. This is a safe space!

My counseling style is collaborative, interactive and guided by your needs. This is a safe space, where you will not find judgment. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, acceptance commitment therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness based, strengths based and other styles of counseling. I will tailor to your needs and expressed wishes; we will together to determine your therapeutic needs.

I recognize the difficulty of seeking help and of creating change; I am here to help you every step of the way! I look forward to working with you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Eating disorders Self esteem Depression Addictions LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Intimacy-related issues Sleeping disorders Anger management Coping with life changes Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Reviews for Sara Nielsen

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Sara is a perfect fit for my needs, she is strong when I need it and compassionate always.

Sara is the best therapist I've ever had!

Thank you Sara for being there for me as i work through these tough things!

Sara is truly an amazing counselor. She’s very responsive and kind hearted. She picks apart the things I need to discuss and works with each individual thing one on one.

I know I'm not the best communicator. Sara tries hard to understand what I'm trying to say. She's understanding and though we just started to break into what's going on, I think she's helping.

Sara ROCKS!

Sara always provides great support.

She is the best

She kind and supportive

Sara has been a great help with starting therapy back up. She listens and challenges you to think about things in a different light - in the best way possible. Would highly recommend her.

Sara is the most amazing therapist! I have a couple therapists in the past that were very good but not quite the right fit for me and I really wanted someone to challenge and push me. She is such a perfect balance of that person to challenge me while validating and listening and empathetizing with everything I say and go through. She asks questions that make me think and actually look at my own thought processing, beliefs of the world and my inner world and self, and my actions. I never feel like I am "on the stand" or have to prove my thoughts or feelings but I am directed to challenge myself and I see real, lasting change! I have grown and healed more with her as my therapist for the short time we have already been together than I have in the 3 years of therapy I was in before her! I highly, highly recommend her!

Sara is thorough and methodical in making sure she gets to really know me, understands my past and current struggles, and helps me see more clearly. With her support, I am beginning to find the root causes of my suffering and make healthy steps to move forward.

Sara has been wonderful to me, just what I need. Thank you!

As of right now I think she understands me

She has been amazing

I feel i am heard and receive great advice when asked. I wish the sessions were longer she is great!

Sara has given me a sense of peace. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. She listens to you when needed and offers amazing advice.

Best therapist I've ever been able to find!

Sara has been very helpful in helping me deconstruct my trauma and unlearn harmful thought patterns.

She is patient and understanding

Fabulous

We are just in the beginning stages but so far it has been good.

10/10 never any complaints. I always feel like she listens and gives me all the tools I need to succeed. We go at my pace but she also pushes me to do my best. She’s reassuring when I need it and has helped me more than I can express. I know she truly cares and always has my best interest in mind. I feel comfortable telling her anything.

I enjoy working with Sara. Every conversation feels natural and comfortable. I don’t feel like I’m pressured to move faster than I’m ready to and I look forward to our conversations.

I am really enjoying my sessions with Sara!

She challenges my way of thinking in positive ways and helps me to better understand and evaluate what I’m feeling and why I’m feeling it. She’s kind and helpful and I’m grateful I found her.

Sara has been supportive and very lighthearted with heavy topics. I really appreciate her expertise and advice.

Sara has helped me over a year ago with my anxiety and with my life events now, I needed to come back to her for advice and for someone to listen to me. Betterhelp couldn't have chosen a better person for me to talk to. She's LGBTQIA+ friendly which is great for me. I need someone to understand and respect my life. Sara is amazing!

Sara is professional, yet very easy to talk to even about the intensely personal issues with which I'm dealing. She's always very compassionate and I've never once felt judged about anything that I'm sharing. I've found this trait to be a rare one in therapists and for that reason (among many others), I would highly recommend her!

This is the first Therapist I found that I actually enjoy talking to and feel confident in their ability to help. Sara is always quick to respond, informative, non judge mental, and punctual. You can tell just through conversations she is passionate about what she does and extremely knowledgeable. Sara is an expert at providing a safe and open environment for communication. Highly recommend!

She is very easy to talk to and seems to really understand where I am coming from.

I love work with Sara. She validates my feelings and helps me find ways to cope.

This is the best counseling I've ever had

Sarah has been absolutely amazing. She listens very intently and is always willing to make time to message back or address urgent concerns. She sends worksheets that allow you to assess different things about you and help you along the way. Definitely recommend.

Sara has been an absolute life saver. I started seeing her a little over a month ago, almost two months, and since then I don't feel like I'm crumbling like I did before. Before Sara, I was in and out of the doctor's office, admitted myself into a psychiatric hospital, and was fighting the urges to crawl into a ball and cry myself to sleep. Now, I can get up every morning, eat something, play with my daughter again, and can go out and about without feeling like I need a puke bucket (just in case). Thank you so much Sara for everything. I would suggest you to everyone if I could.

Sara has been consistently helpful and validating.

It has been a welcome distraction having this. Whether I use my journal or not. Ita nice to review thing we have gone through.

Sara has been great she affirms my feelings and guides me towards positive useful doable solutions. I am lucky to have her!

Sara is very compassionate and listens to me. She also provides me with reassurance and helps boost my confidence. She helps me understand that what I'm going through is rough and not to beat myself up over things I'm feeling.

In only a couple of sessions, Sara has already supported me through my PTSD more than any other method of therapy my entire life. I've tried several attempts at therapy over the years, but Sara is a great listener, honest, and she shows she understands by giving great references and worksheets throughout the week. It's not just going from session to session. She is supportive all the time! Thank you so much!

She has been SO involved, and the bits of "homework" that she sends me are extremely relevant to what we are focusing on in our sessions.

She has been very helpful in my chaotic life.

Love this option

Sara is a wonderful counselor. She is a great listener and very gentle. She is easy to talk to. If you are looking for a great listener, she is the one!

So far so good! I have a lot more work to do but I’m confident Sara will help me on this journey.

Sara has been very comforting in helping me work through my trauma and everyday life. I was nervous to face the things i needed to, and am still working through. But she has made the weight of it bearable.

I appreciate Sara’s flexibility and understanding. She has, so far been helpful and gracious in offering me support.

Sara has been extremely helpful and easy to work with over the past 4 months. Felt it was very easy to open up to her and work through things. She has given me many strategies to succeed and ways to manage my problems. While counselors aren't one size fits all, I would recommend Sara without hesitation to everybody who asks about therapy.

I receive very informative information weekly! We have only had two sessions but I have a feeling of warmth and security which doesn’t happen often! I can’t wait to continue working with Sara and what she can help me with!

She is super supportive and awesome!

I really enjoy my sessions with Sara and often find myself looking forward to the next week’s. Sara is kind and thoughtful. I feel heard and comfortable to talk about anything.

Sara is super understanding! She listens and offers great advice. She’s also into stones and essential oils, which I’m into. It’s awesome to talk to someone with the same interests as me. She just gets it! Sara is amazing! I wish we could be friends but I understand that’s against the rules and she could lose her license. She’s just so cool!

Sara is great. She listens and offers advice that is realistic. I felt comfortable almost immediately talking to her

Sara was so incredibly supportive, and some days the most down to earth / best person to talk to. She gave me amazing advice, and truly was so motivating in all the ways I didn’t even realize I needed. If I could have continued to work with her (boo moving) I would have in a heartbeat.

Sara was nice and addressed my concerns.

Great. Timely, understanding, offers a variety of coping skills.

Thank you so much for all your support. It’s nice to have a place to work out all the thoughts going on in my head without judgment or feeling forced to process all at once.

Sara is really easy to talk to and understanding! As someone who has been pretty nervous in therapy in the past, I'm very glad that I was matched with her. I feel like she's already been helping me a lot. It's nice to know there's someone who cares about your perspective and truly gets it.

She has been very helpful to me and I am very grateful for that !

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