Sara Louise Downey is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Behavioral Issues, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbance, Life Transitions, Obesity, School Issues, Stress, and Weight Loss. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
I hold space for clients as they acknowledge areas of discomfort, mentally and emotionally, and work to make sense, and find purpose and understanding there. I encourage clients to identify how beliefs, past and present experiences, and troubling memories are creating distress in their lives through symptoms of PTSD and trauma, body-image issues and eating disorders, hyper-arousal, distractibility in important functional roles, self-harming and dependent behaviors, anxiety, low or unstable mood, relational and sexual issues, and other unhealthy long-term coping skills. I am a member of IAEDP and am currently receiving supervision. I support clients in this process through the use of body awareness exercises, mindfulness, EMDR, parts work, sand-tray, and unconditional positive regard. Grounded in ACT, Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal theory, person-centered theories, HAES (Health at Every Size), Intuitive Eating, and the Adaptive Information Processing Model. I’m here to see you and t