Welcome to my page! My name is Sara Schwartz, MBA, MA, LPC, NCC, CAADC, NPT-C, and I am the owner of 3Cs Counseling Center (3CsCounselingCenter.com). I have been working in the field of counseling for 4 years now and have both community mental health and private practice experience. I'm able to treat a wide variety of mental health concerns including trauma and PTSD, addictions, anxiety, depression, mood dysregulation disorders, and many more. While in community mental health for a year-and-a-half, I worked with the most vulnerable children and adults out in the streets of Detroit. These individuals were struggling with severe emotional disturbances and mental health diagnoses, often with co-occurring physical disabilities and addiction(s), and battling homelessness, difficult family dynamics or being moved to multiple foster care placements (at all ages). I enjoy helping clients by lifting them up and empowering them right where they're at while providing a supportive space for deep self-exploration, trying new coping skills and strategies, and ultimately, realizing sustainable healing.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

We will have an intake session where we will explore what brought you to therapy and develop a treatment plan together, ensuring we put goals in place that you're hoping to achieve as well as ways to get there. You may also be asked to complete brief assessments depending on what brought you in, which will give us both a better idea of where you're at as we're planning how to spend our time together. I will be there to answer any questions or concerns you might have about the therapy process itself, and you will leave with an idea of where you're headed, but also, an understanding that this isn't set in stone.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I offer person-centered care with the understanding that every person and every journey is unique. I show up with a listening ear and an empathetic heart. I specialize in niche areas where it's difficult to find providers, and I believe, oftentimes, you have to actually go through these things to gain a full understanding of what others are going through. My experience extends far beyond any textbook. Other strengths include keen observational skills, identifying deep-seated struggles that aren't always immediately evident, pointing out hidden patterns potentially worth exploring, and always actively listening to where a person is and where they want to go every step of the way. There is nothing more rewarding than witnessing 'a-ha' moments that change a person's life trajectory for the better.

About Sara Schwartz