Sarah Hoyt

My name is Sarah (she/her), and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate here at Dayspring currently seeing clients in person. I received my masters degree in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Providing therapy services to people of various ages, ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, and socioeconomic status is something I am familiar with, and enjoy doing. I come to Dayspring with a background providing multicultural counseling at my graduate school internship, and working in eating disorder treatment and recovery in the past with teens and adults. The main issues I work with kids, teens, and adults on are anxiety, social anxiety, depression, trauma/CPTSD, ADHD, ASD, parent coaching, grief/loss, eating disorders, body image, life transitions, and relationships to name a few.

Everyone deserves to be listened to and attuned to. My aim is to provide a space where my clients feel seen and heard, while also learning to handle their pain. Promoting self-awareness and aiding them to be able to regulate their emotions is key in my work. In order to make behavioral changes, we need to understand the cognition behind the choices we are making i.e., the root of our decisions and the why.

My therapeutic frame blends the modalities of CBT, DBT, existential, narrative, relational psychodynamic, mindfulness, and somatic awareness theories to be holistic so that my clients; I can tailor therapy together to what best fits their needs. The goal and outcome of therapy is to heal. What I mean by healing is that suffering is not taken away, but that we have the tools to sit within; learn new ways to deal with our pain. Healing is never completed and done; it is a lifelong process within relationships. People want to make sense of their existence and purpose in the world, which are often rooted in relationships; therefore, I hope to show my clients what a healthy, positive therapeutic relationship can look like. Transformation can and does happen in the therapy room. Every person has the ability to bloom.

Outside of my therapeutic work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family. I love reading, trying new foods, painting, kayaking, dog-sitting, and going on road trips.