Sara Burchfiel, LMFT

Sara Burchfiel, LMFTSara Burchfiel, LMFTSara Burchfiel, LMFT

Sara Burchfiel, LMFT

Sara Burchfiel, LMFTSara Burchfiel, LMFTSara Burchfiel, LMFT
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Coming Home To Your Self

My Approach

 A Collaborative, Integrative Approach to Therapy

Therapy is deeply personal, and everyone responds to a unique blend of support, insight, and challenge. I approach sessions collaboratively, shaping our work around your needs, your pace, and what feels most meaningful to you.


Bridging Behavioral and Depth-Oriented Therapies

Early in my career, I trained extensively in behavioral approaches like CBT, DBT, ERP, and ACT. These methods can be incredibly helpful for easing distress and building coping skills. Yet, many people find that even after learning strategies, something inside still doesn’t shift in the way they hoped.


That’s often because our struggles are rarely just about behavior. They’re rooted in history, relationships, emotional pain, protective parts of us, and the ways we learned to survive. It can feel deeply discouraging to “know the skills” and “challenge your thoughts,” but still feel pulled into the same patterns. I often hear people say, “I know I don’t want to do this anymore, but I keep falling back into it,” or, “I know my reaction doesn’t make sense, but I can’t seem to change it.”


Deeper, lasting healing asks us to slow down and look beneath the surface—to explore what your symptoms may be protecting, expressing, or longing for. That curiosity is what led me toward depth-oriented therapy, drawing from Jungian and psychoanalytic traditions. These approaches offer a more holistic and tailored path to healing—honoring mind, body, and spirit; past and present; and the unfolding story of who you are becoming.


Depth-Oriented Healing

At the heart of my work is an integration of depth-oriented therapy with practical, skills-based support. Together, we move beyond symptom management to gently explore the deeper emotional wounds, patterns, and relational dynamics that shape your inner world. We pay attention to the body’s signals and natural rhythms, and we listen to the wisdom that can emerge through dreams, imagination, spirituality, and symbolic experience.


As these deeper patterns come into clearer view—how they once protected you and how they continue to shape your life—space opens for something new to emerge.


This approach honors the full complexity of your life, supporting you in everyday challenges while also inviting deeper, lasting transformation. Over time, it creates room to live with greater authenticity, presence, and a deeper sense of being at home in yourself.

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