What can therapy help with?
Learn to Feel Safe in Your Own Body Again
Together, we’ll slow things down and help your nervous system finally relax. Through grounding, mindfulness, and trauma-informed techniques like EMDR, you’ll learn how to recognize safety and regulate your emotions, instead of constantly feeling on edge.
Rebuild Boundaries and Self-Trust
You’ll learn to notice what you need, set boundaries without guilt, and stop taking responsibility for everyone else’s feelings. We’ll work on shifting from survival patterns, like people-pleasing or overfunctioning, to living from a place of self-worth and balance.
Create Healthier, More Connected Relationships
Therapy becomes your space to untangle old patterns of fear, avoidance, or chaos in relationships. You’ll practice what safe, steady connection feels like so love and closeness don’t have to feel like a threat anymore.
Creating a safe space to unravel the chaos.
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I Get It, You Don’t Have to Censor Yourself Here
You’ve spent years managing, masking, or minimizing what you really feel. In our sessions, you can drop the act. Swearing, tears, silence, it’s all welcome. This is a space built for real conversations, not polished perfection.
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I Specialize in the Wounds You’ve Been Carrying
I work specifically with adult children of alcoholics and survivors of dysfunctional families, people who’ve learned to keep everything together while quietly falling apart inside. My trauma-informed, attachment-focused approach helps you untangle those lifelong patterns with care and clarity.
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I Blend Professional Skill With Real-World Humanity
I’m trained in evidence-based methods like attachment focused EMDR and CBT, but I also bring authenticity, humor, and compassion into every session. My goal isn’t just to help you cope, it’s to help you actually feel free.
About
My name is Sarah Poirier, CPC.
I'm a trauma therapist based in Las Vegas, NV. I offer online sessions for anyone located within Nevada! My trauma and attachment-focused EMDR work helps you rebuild trust with yourself, create boundaries that protect your peace, and live a life that feels like freedom, not survival. We will unfold unhealthy patterns and unravel where they came from. You've already survived the darkness, now let's step into the light. It's easy to get started with a free 15 minute consult call.
Empowering Growth & Healing
Why do I still feel anxious or on edge, even when my life seems fine now?
Because your body and brain learned to stay alert in a home that wasn’t emotionally safe. Even if the chaos is long over, your nervous system hasn’t fully caught up. Therapy helps you re-teach your body that it’s safe to relax, rest, and exist without waiting for the next crisis.
Why do I keep ending up in relationships that feel one-sided, unstable, or draining?
When love once meant unpredictability, control, or walking on eggshells, those patterns can feel familiar, even comfortable. Together, we’ll uncover how your early experiences shaped your attachment style so you can begin creating steady, healthy connections that actually feel good.
I feel like I’m “too much” or “never enough.” How do I stop feeling that way?
Those beliefs usually come from years of being unseen, criticized, or forced to earn love. They’re not personality flaws, they’re survival responses. In therapy, we challenge those inner stories and help you build a new sense of self-worth that isn’t tied to performance or perfectionism.
I’ve been strong my whole life. What if I fall apart in therapy?
You won’t fall apart, you’ll finally stop holding it all in. Therapy gives you space to unravel safely, with support and skill behind it. You don’t have to stay in survival mode anymore; you get to breathe and rebuild at your own pace.
Strong doesn't mean silent, you can ask for help. Fill out this form and I'll reach out within 24-48 hours.