LPC, 1 years of experience
Hi! My name is Sar (they/she). I’m a queer, fat, Latinx art therapist based in Pennsylvania. I’m also a sibling to a nonverbal brother with intellectual disability, and I bring a deep well of lived experience to my work—through recovery, through navigating medical systems as a fat and neurodivergent person, through grief, and through community. I show up real, relational, and unmasked, and I hold space for you to do the same.
We’ll start wherever you are. Some people come in ready to talk, others need time to settle in. We might talk, make art, write, go for a walk, or be in nature. I offer guided visualizations, creative prompts, and moments of stillness—always with flexibility, consent, and care. However we work, my goal is to support you and honor your pace.
I don’t believe in “fixing” people—I believe in supporting them as they reclaim parts of themselves that have been ignored, shamed, or pathologized. I use art, parts work, mindfulness, and a trauma-informed, harm-reduction lens. I’m not afraid of the hard stuff. I bring deep presence, creativity, and radical acceptance to every session. Therapy with me is warm, (sometimes funny), real, and made to fit you.
I work best with folks who are tired of feeling misunderstood—especially queer, trans, and neurodivergent people trying to make sense of their identity, trauma, or relationships. Maybe you’re navigating chronic illness, harm from the mental health system, disordered eating, or just surviving in a world not built for you. I’ve lived a lot of those realities too, and I bring care, creativity, and zero judgment to the work. I will always do my best to understand where you are coming from.
I’m an Art Therapist first — that means we can take difficult topics and break them down into metaphors, physical actions, and representations outside the body so you can learn to explore things while feeling safe. This might look like art, movement, meditation, or just a shared use of imagination. You don't have to be an artist and I’m here to help you feel more like you — whatever that looks like. Gender-affirming therapy shouldn’t be a modality — it should be the bare minimum. So yes, I affirm your identity, I practice harm reduction, and I always ask for consent before we go anywhere deep. I don’t do power trips. You’re the expert on your life — I’m just here to hold it with you.