Sara is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been working in the Counseling Field for the past four years. Sara is an Alumnus of Messiah College, having completed her undergraduate work in Christian Ministries in 2002 and returned to complete her graduate training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2014. Sara’s clinical training took place at Wellspan York Hospital’s inpatient psychiatric unit as well as the Edgar Square Outpatient Clinic. In 2014, Sara completed post-graduate training with the ScreamFree Institute in their ScreamFree approach to Marriage. In 2016, she obtained her Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor credentialing and was Licensed as a Professional Counselor in 2017.
Over the past five years, Sara has worked in inpatient mental health settings, outpatient mental health settings, residential & outpatient drug & alcohol treatment programs as well as medicated assisted treatment programs for substance abuse. In 2017, Sara opened her own group counseling practice, West Shore Wellness, LLC, as a means to provide a more holistic approach to treatment for clients in the greater Harrisburg, PA area. She currently provides counseling services to teenagers and adults for mental health issues, substance abuse issues and marriage and family issues. With her undergraduate degree in Christian Ministries, Sara is also able to integrate faith and spirituality issues into sessions if the client desires this as part of their treatment.