A Place to Exhale

Hi, I’m Sarah.

I created New Leaf Counseling & Wellness Services because I believe healing happens when people feel safe, deeply understood, and free to show up as their whole selves.

For more than two decades, my work has brought me into some of the most complex and deeply human moments of people's lives. I've worked across hospitals, community settings, courtrooms, jails, prisons, and private practice-supporting people through trauma, addiction, loss, violence, incarceration, and profound life transitions. Across very different settings and circumstances, I've witnessed both the lasting impact of what people have lived through and our remarkable capacity to heal, grow, and create something different.

These experiences have left me deeply invested in one question: what actually helps people heal? I've learned that no diagnosis, therapeutic model, or any single way of understanding a person can tell the whole story. Healing is deeply individual, and sometimes the approaches that reach us most extend beyond traditional talk therapy. 

My work today reflects that ongoing exploration, and brings together nearly 25 years of clinical experience with advanced training in trauma, KAP, EMDR, addiction, restorative practices, and other evidence-based and experiential approaches. I remain grounded in clinical practice while continuing to explore emerging approaches to healing and our evolving understanding of the mind, body, relationships, and human experience.

I believe meaningful change can happen in many ways, and that the most powerful work often begins when we create enough safety, curiosity, and space to discover what works for each person. My approach is warm, collaborative, and deeply trauma-informed. I draw from evidence-based and experiential therapies while looking beyond symptoms to understand the experiences, relationships, and patterns that have shaped who you are. Together we'll get curious about what's underneath, what may no longer be serving you, and what you want for yourself moving forward.

Therapy here is intentionally different - with room to slow down, go deeper, integrate, and restore in an environment designed to support meaningful inner work and lasting change.

My hope for every person who walks through my door is simple: that you leave feeling more connected to yourself than when you arrived.  More at peace with your past. More present in your life. And more hopeful about what's ahead.

with warmth, Sarah B. Coughlin, LICSW