Sara Khaledpour is a licensed professional counselor who brings 12 years of experience to her work in Missouri.
01About Sara
Sara Khaledpour is a licensed professional counselor who brings 12 years of experience to her work in Missouri. She focuses on common and painful struggles like anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. Her approach is direct and practical, aimed at helping people take manageable steps toward feeling better.
She creates a calm space for clients to talk about hard stuff without judgment. Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and to find small strategies that fit daily life.
Background and approach
She helps people build motivation, cope with grief, and manage mood or sleep problems. Sara mixes practical exercises with open listening. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on client-centered listening so a person feels heard and respected in each session. Many clients look for help with relationship concerns, intimacy, career stress, or parenting strain. She also supports people dealing with trauma, substance use, eating or body image struggles, and ADHD-related challenges.
Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues and coping after loss or separation. Sara speaks English and Persian. She meets people through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first time that fits the client's calendar.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180012591 · expires March 2027
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2019000814 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1225386055 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Sara names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sara names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach and access: therapy methods and online options
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person as they are. The therapist listens with empathy and follows the client's concerns to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and help with sleep or eating patterns. Mindfulness-based ideas teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that match goals and preferences. Sessions include checking what helps and adjusting techniques over time so the plan fits each person's situation.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter, written touchpoints between sessions or an option for people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sara works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, trauma, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and empathetic. She blends client-centered listening with hands-on strategies so people leave sessions with ideas they can use that week.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with clients on mood, behavior, and life adjustment concerns across settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Sara holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Missouri and an LCPC in Illinois and practices from Missouri.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Persian.
What session formats are available?
She provides online sessions by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy process with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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