Sara Khaledpour, LPC, LCPC

Sara Khaledpour is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with twelve years of practice. She sees people in Missouri and speaks English and Persian. Sara focuses on helping with stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and other life changes.

Her background includes work across many common struggles such as motivation, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with more complex presentations like bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, and co-morbid conditions. Her experience covers both day-to-day coping and longer-term challenges related to aging, cancer, and bereavement.

Sara uses client-centered ways of working to create an open, nonjudgmental space. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to help identify and shift unhelpful thinking and habits. Mindfulness and existential approaches are woven in to help people notice their values, choices, and what matters to them now.

Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and honest conversation. Sara aims to help people build motivation, set manageable goals, and try out small changes between appointments. She encourages straightforward discussion about barriers, strengths, and what the client wants to get out of therapy.

People who come to Sara often want a supportive listener who offers direct feedback and simple strategies. She emphasizes collaboration and respects each person’s pace when making changes.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Sara uses client-centered therapy to prioritize each person's concerns and goals. This approach means sessions center on what the client brings, with the therapist reflecting, validating, and helping the person decide next steps. It is helpful for people seeking a respectful space to talk through decisions and emotions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers straightforward tools for managing anxiety, mood shifts, and unhelpful habits by testing new ways of thinking and acting. That can be useful for stress, depression, addictions, and problems with sleep or motivation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. If one method doesn’t fit, adjustments are made so the work stays relevant and doable.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce the need to travel to appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered and CBT techniques to remote conversations so people can practice new skills between sessions.