Sarah Pisa Gano

Sarah Pisa Gano is a professional counselor outside of the Philadelphia area. She works with adults of all ages, with a special focus on parents. Many of Sarah’s clients come in to address anxiety, depression, life transitions, maternal mental health, and postpartum challenges. Sarah is particularly passionate about serving new parents and those with young children.

Sarah has been trained in trauma-focused, strengths-based, client-centered therapies. These methods aim to identify the relationship between one's past experiences and current anxiety patterns, while building on clients' inner strengths rather than focusing on deficits. She believes the client is best able to decide what to explore, how, and at which pace. This approach supports clients in making decisions that are more aligned with their values.

Sarah's style is warm, thoughtful, and non-judgmental. When clients first start therapy, she will work to understand each client's goals for therapy and how they envision the process. In session, Sarah incorporates breathing exercises and grounding tools as appropriate and discusses how they can be practiced in stressful situations outside of therapy.

Sarah received her MSEd from University of Pennsylvania in School and Mental Health Counseling in 2011. Since graduation, she has practiced in a variety of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, and small businesses while accruing supervision hours and earned her LPC in 2014 in the state of Pennsylvania. She went on to join a private group counseling practice where she worked with people of all ages providing therapy in an outpatient setting until 2016 when she decided to take a leave to be home with her three children.

Outside of private practice, Sarah enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her family. Sarah currently offers remote counseling sessions with a goal to offer an in-person option in the near future.