Sarah Serrilla, MA Therapist She/Her/Hers

Sarah Serrilla is an LMHC, who is warm, grounded, and a deeply attuned therapist who brings a compassionate, client‑centered presence to her work. With a specialization in trauma and a strong foundation in Mental Health Counseling and School Adjustment Counseling, Sarah supports adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, identity development, and the complex impact of trauma.

Sarah integrates a wide range of evidence‑based modalities—including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Somatic Healing, Trauma‑Focused CBT (TF‑CBT), EMDR, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Solution‑Focused Therapy. Her style is validating and empathetic, while also honest, authentic, and grounded in real‑life experience. She helps clients build insight into patterns shaped by attachment wounds, abandonment injuries, and long‑standing emotional invalidation.

Clients often describe Sarah as genuine, steady, and deeply understanding. She creates a therapeutic environment where people feel truly heard—especially those who have spent much of their lives feeling misunderstood, overwhelmed, or unseen. Her approach helps clients strengthen emotional regulation, develop healthier communication, and reconnect with their inner resilience.

Sarah’s clinical experience spans multiple levels of care, including school systems, inpatient psychiatric units, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and civilly committed detox settings. She has supported individuals facing anxiety, depression, addiction, self‑harm, suicidal ideation, and complex trauma, as well as clients with occasional psychosis. She has facilitated both individual and group therapy with a strong emphasis on DBT skills, trauma‑informed care, crisis management, and safety planning.

Outside of her clinical work, Sarah finds meaning in creative expression, especially through music and theater. She continues to grow as an actor in the theatrical world and enjoys incorporating creativity and authenticity into her life. She also values holistic spiritual practices, including crystal healing, and cherishes time with friends, family, and the small moments of calm that bring balance to busy days.

Sarah is honored to support clients as they build confidence, deepen self‑understanding, and move toward lives that feel more grounded, empowered, and aligned with who they truly are.