Hi, I’m Sarah…

(She/Her)

In addition to being a Mental Health Practitioner, I am also licensed as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. For the past 8 years I have worked with individuals from birth to adults, and also have experience working with families and clients with issues ranging from neuro-divergence, attachment issues, sensory processing disorders and clients with dual-diagnoses. I offer an integrative approach, including humanistic and person-centered, psychodynamic and strength-based interventions. I enjoy integrating my skills in OT with psychotherapy to create a more holistic approach to mental health.

 

I have training within trauma-informed care, mind and body connection, reflex integration that impacts our self-regulation and emotions, along with understanding our interoception system. I have worked with a variety of communication styles and I am in tune with non verbal language and emotions.

I particularly enjoy working with clients who are working on increasing their self-esteem, improving emotional processing, and individuals wanting to enhance overall wellness. By learning new ways of understanding themselves, and by seeking new coping strategies for dealing with stress, clients can gain greater confidence being their authentic self, both in therapy sessions and out in the world. My goal is to support clients through their journey towards self-understanding, self-compassion, and confidence.

 

Specialties

  • Adult and Adolescent Psychotherapy

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety

  • Asperger’s Syndrom and Autism

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Coping Skills

  • Depression

  • Developmental and Intellectual Disorders

  • Eating Disorders

  • Grief

  • Life Transitions

  • Life Coaching

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Oppositional Defiance Disorder

  • Peer Relationships

  • School Issues

  • Self-Esteem

  • Sleep or Insomnia

  • Stress

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Women’s Issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

  • Adlerian

  • Compassion Focused

  • Culturally Sensitive

  • Expressive Arts

  • Gestalt

  • Humanistic

  • Integrative

  • Mindfulness-Based

  • Narrative

  • Person-Centered

  • Play Therapy

  • Positive Psychology

  • Psychodynamic

  • Sandplay

  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

  • Strengths-Based

  • Trauma Focused

Education & Training

​Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Capella University, Minnesota

​Applied Science Associate’s Degree—Occupational Therapy Assistant Program
St. Catherine University, Minnesota

​Bachelor of Arts—Psychology
Capella University, Minnesota

Sarah Sharpe-Wedlund is currently under clinical supervision with Heather Deveny-Leggitt, LICSW.

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