To schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, please send an email to sarahbsimpson@protonmail.com. For more information about me, read on…

I’ve been a therapist in private practice since September of 2016. I earned my Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Goddard College in Vermont. I also have a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from NC State University. I am paneled with Blue Cross Blue Shield, and my private pay fee is $115 per session.

My approach to therapy is informed by aspects of modern psychoanalysis, attachment theory, neurobiology, Buddhist philosophy, and mindfulness-based practices. I believe that psychotherapy is essentially spiritual work, as its ultimate goal is to get us beyond our conditioning. So much of “who we are” has been learned! And thanks to the brain’s ability to change, we can learn new ways of being.

I agree with Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer, who said, “Regardless of what has happened or why, this is your life and you are the only one equipped to deal with it.” As a music lover, I’ll also quote Angel Olsen here: “No one can ever be you for yourself.” My primary objective as a therapist is to help my clients become more of themselves.

The best way to ensure I’m effective on this path is to become more of myself. I do this through my own spiritual practice and therapy (both individual and group), and through attending regular professional trainings and conferences.