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Sara Knight(She/Her/Hers)

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Rhode Island
Mindfulness-based approaches-Anxiety-Depression-Adjustment-Peripartum depression-Pre-divorce counseling-Couples counseling-
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Professional statement

Sara Knight is an holistic counselor and coach in Rhode Island specializing in mindfulness-based practices for a variety of issues.

As an advocate and as a queer-identifying person, Sara welcomes those individuals and couples who identify as LGBTQIA++ and offers a safe place to explore questions, ideas, experiences of non-heteronormative life. She also sees heterosexual-identifying people and couples. Sara's practice is a safe place for individuals and couples to explore and experience safe conversations about trans life, issues, identity, and process.

She helps individuals and couples/family groups through life changes, including adjustments in marriage and family life, and end-of-life experiences. Other areas include anxiety, depression, peri- and post-partum depression, borderline personality disorder, sobriety and couples counseling. She enjoys working with clients who are ready to build skills to move into the future. Sara sees individuals from a variety of cultural, relational, and gender identities, and considers the family's culture of origin and personal goals when offering care.

As both a counselor and doula, Sara has particular expertise in women's issues, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, childbirth support, and reproductive health. She sees women in the experience of postpartum depression, helping them to build a support system within the home environment and to foster healthy attachment with their babies. Sara acknowledges that this type of depression can arise at any time during the first year after childbirth.

Sara is an advocate for and has training in working with neuro-divergent individuals and their families. (ADHD, ASD, etc)

Sara utilizes a multi-faceted approach to therapy, offering skill-building, with practical and mindfully supportive practices to contribute to personal growth and increase contentment in every day life. Her clients are typically engaged in small experiments, or homework, between sessions to highlight their existing strengths and use these competencies to move through challenges.


Message to clients

Therapy is a mode of relational experience. Over the course of the initial sessions, I endeavor to build a trusting and open relationship with my clients so that we can address their major areas of concern in a high-functioning interaction where strengths and competencies are highlighted, resources are identified, and goals are discovered and evolve.

Note on sliding scale due to COVID-19: When I offer a sliding scale to my clients, we have a conversation through which we arrive at a reasonable fee based on their honest assessment of what is affordable to them.  We work it out together.  No one should be without access to good therapy, especially during these extremely difficult times.  That said, for those who are experiencing less financial hardship may elect to pay more, their generosity will offset the need of others and allow me to care for more individuals in greater need.  We are in this together.


Work and Education

Years of Experience: 14 years

Private Practice
Health and Wellness industry (service/sales/management)
Doula (childbirth professional)
CCRI & NEIT, Adjunct faculty

Salve Regina, MA Holistic Studies/CAGS Counseling, 2011
Rhode Island College, BA English, 1995

Licensure

Rhode Island: MHC00654

Languages

English

Specialties

Mindfulness-based approaches - Developing tools to heighten awareness of internal and external environments; fostering resilience and self-compassion

Anxiety - Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks

Depression - Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms

Adjustment - Building skills to navigate challenging life transitions, including losing or starting a job or relationship, getting married or divorced, having a baby, becoming empty nesters

Peripartum depression - Peripartum anxiety and depression; developing healthy attachment with infants. Sees mothers who have postpartum psychosis and are on medications

Pre-divorce counseling - For couples who have mutually agreed to parting, this work is centered on gently untangling your connections, both material and psycho-spiritual, in an effort to work toward a nominal and shortened family court experience

Couples counseling - Improving communication and problem solving skills with couples from all gender and sexual identities




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Couples
  • Parents
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Locations & Hours

Please note: my practice is private pay only. Your FSA/HSA may be able to be used. I am happy to generate invoices so that you may seek reimbursement, on request.


Insurance

Sara Knight is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.


Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions:$150 (60min)
  • Couples sessions:$175 (60min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Credit Card
  • PayPal
  • Venmo
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Every other week
  • Every other month
  • As needed
Therapist's note

During COVID-19, Sara is offering sliding scale sessions as well as shorter 30min sessions and longer 90min sessions to prospective clients impacted by the virus.


Client testimonials

"Immediately felt comfortable with her."
- Zencare client June 2022
"Sara is excellent -- she made an immediate effort to get to know me and my interests so that she could tailor her methods to my specific needs."
- Zencare client May 2023

Book a Free Initial Consultation

The practice will call you for a free 10min phone call to discuss your needs and ensure a match!

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