About Me
Hello and Welcome!
I'm Sara Nied, MA, LMHC, a licensed therapist with more than 16 years of experience helping individuals, couples and families navigate relationship challenges, heal from trauma, strengthen emotional resilience, and create healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in research. I integrate principles from the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), attachment theory, neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and somatic nervous system regulation to help clients better understand themselves, improve their relationships, and create lasting change.
Throughout my career, I've worked extensively with couples seeking to repair and strengthen their relationships, individuals navigating relationship uncertainty, betrayal, separation, and divorce, and those healing from unhealthy relationship patterns.
I've also developed extensive curriculum and programming utilized globally focusing on rebuilding self-trust, establishing healthy boundaries, healing attachment wounds, and creating secure, lasting love from the inside out.
I believe meaningful change begins with the relationship you have with yourself. When you understand your patterns, calm your nervous system, and learn to trust yourself again, healthier relationships naturally follow.
Whether you're hoping to repair your relationship, make an important life decision, or heal and move forward after loss, my goal is to provide a supportive, evidence-based space where you can gain clarity, build resilience, and create the life and relationships you truly want.
Professional Background & Credentials
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
with over 16 years of clinical experience.
Specialized Areas & Clinical Approaches
Gottman Method-Informed Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Somatic & Nervous System Regulation
Interpersonal Neurobiology & Neuroscience
Relationship Trauma & Betrayal Recovery
Discernment & Divorce Counseling
Couples Therapy & Marriage Repair
Therapy for Anxiety & Depression
Women's Health Issues
Grief and Loss
Parent coaching
ADHD and Neurodivergent Informed Counseling
Beyond Therapy & Coaching
When I'm not with clients, you'll likely find me in my garden or out exploring the PNW with my partner, our dog, and two kids (who are 11 and 13 now!). We probably have melted M&Ms in our pockets, plenty of trail snacks, a fishing pole in hand, and are on the lookout for critters.
I also love to cook (baking...not so much), paddle board, explore small towns, and slow down enough to savor the little moments with my people.
People sometimes assume therapists have life all figured out. The truth is, we're human too. I've experienced seasons that have challenged me, stretched me, and changed me in ways I never expected. Those experiences have deepened both my compassion and my appreciation for healing, repair, resilience, and the incredible impact that healthy, meaningful relationships can have on our lives.
I don't strive for perfection, and I don't expect it from my clients either. I believe that growth is inevitable when we have the right support and feel safe to explore and challenge our thoughts and belief systems.
I believe humans are remarkably resilient, and that it's never too late to create a life and relationships that feel more authentic, connected, and fulfilling.
