Sara Huyser

Hi, I'm Sara. Maybe you just left a doctor's appointment with more questions than answers. Maybe you're adjusting to a new diagnosis, living with a chronic illness, or going through changes in your body that no one prepared you for. Or maybe you're the one holding everything together for everyone else while quietly feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or exhausted. You're not alone, and you don't have to sort it out by yourself.

I'm a licensed social worker with 10+ years of experience and I've seen firsthand how confusing and isolating the healthcare system can feel, and I know how much it helps to have someone in your corner who understands how it works.

I specialize in women's health across every stage of life: pregnancy and postpartum, perimenopause and menopause, PCOS, infertility, along with the anxiety and depression that so often come with them. Hormonal shifts and reproductive changes can leave you feeling exhausted, unlike yourself, and deeply misunderstood, sometimes even by the people treating you. Whether you're riding the unpredictable waves of perimenopause, managing the daily physical and emotional toll of PCOS, grieving the heartbreak of infertility, or adjusting to life after having a baby, I'm here to help you find your footing again.

I also work with chronic illness, new diagnoses, medical and everyday stress, and major life changes. With me, you never have to downplay your symptoms or push through them alone. I look forward to meeting you.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. You are the expert on your own life. My role is to bring clinical knowledge, an insider's understanding of how hospitals and care teams work, and practical tools to help you make sense of what you're carrying. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all model, so we'll shape our work around your goals, your health, and the energy you have on any given day.

Together, we'll make room for the grief, fear, and frustration that can come with a diagnosis, a changing body, or a new chapter of life. I can help you prepare for medical appointments, put words to what you need, and make sense of information that feels overwhelming. I balance validation with gentle challenge, so you leave with more than insight. You leave with real ways to manage stress, steady your emotions, and feel more confident handling what comes next.

Depending on what you need, I draw from:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): to interrupt looping, worst-case thoughts and build practical tools for managing anxiety and stress.
• Trauma-Focused CBT and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): to gently work through difficult experiences, including medical trauma, birth trauma, or a frightening diagnosis, so they hold less power over your present.
• Motivational Interviewing: to help you clarify what you need, work through mixed feelings about change, and feel confident speaking up for yourself with doctors and care teams.
• Humanistic and Strength-Based Therapy: to make sure you feel seen as a whole person, not a chart or a diagnosis, and to build on the strengths that have already carried you this far.

Our first session is a calm, low-pressure space to get to know each other. We'll talk about what brought you in and what's been weighing on you, whether that's a health concern, a recent diagnosis, a hormonal shift, or simply feeling stretched too thin. We'll also talk about what you'd like to feel differently. You don't need to have everything figured out or share it all at once, and we'll move at a pace that feels right for you. I'll explain how I work, answer your questions, and together we'll build a plan that feels manageable. My hope is that you leave feeling heard, understood, and not alone in whatever you're navigating.