SARAH NUTTER, CT

Sarah Nutter (pronouns: she/her) is a counselor trainee who works with adolescents and adults. Her specialty interests include: girls’ and women’s issues, life transitions, gender issues, sexual identity, and family systems. She aims to integrate creativity and positive psychology into counseling practices that are individualized to meet every client’s needs. She utilizes treatment approaches that are evidence-based and actively engages in supervision to ensure the success of each client.

Sarah completed her advanced education at Kent State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology, with a concentration in career counseling. She is currently a master’s graduate student at Kent State University completing her degree in clinical mental health counseling and plans to further her education by earning a doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision. She has a passion for learning and a strong desire to always continue to improve her counseling practices.

Prior to private practice, Sarah worked with a diverse group of clients at the Kent State Counseling Center. Since beginning her counseling education, she has had the opportunity to learn from amazing fellow counselors to develop her own special interests and way of being with clients.

While working in the Counseling Center she was able to diversify herself and expand her skills and knowledge and continues to grow as a counselor. She has taken special coursework to develop motivational interviewing skills, addiction and substance use, as well as multicultural counseling.

Beyond her clinical work, Sarah works with clients in a behavioral healthcare research setting. While there she continues to learn more about the health care field and expand her knowledge on specific mental health conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, and many others. She is also an active member of Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society for professional counselors.

Sarah’s approach to counseling is holistic and emotion-focused because she believes that personal growth is the result of empowering connections that are rooted in safety, authenticity, vulnerability, and mutual respect. In addition to being a non-judgmental, empathetic listener she is a collaborative strength-builder and problem-solver. She is known for using humor, motivational interviewing, psychoeducation, persons-centered approaches, and the creative arts and music in sessions.

Her strengths include humor, empathy, love of learning, social intelligence, and advocating for others.