Sarah L. Boyd, LMHC

My work in the business of helping others began in my teen years when I volunteered at various places and was always looking for ways to solve problems with my uniquely creative perspective and out-of-the-box thinking. I started applying this skill to people problems as "such a good listener" in my early adult years with friends, family, coworkers, and employers. I was able to identify connections and correlations that supported the successful resolution of interpersonal, group, and employment conflict or misalignment. I went on to work as an executive assistant before deciding to take my skills to the next level and study the human psyche.

My journey into the mental health field began in 2010 as I completed my bachelor's degree in psychology and began working as a clinical aide in a hospital diversion house, designed to stabilize severe mental health patients with lower acuity to divert from use of unecessary emergent inpatient treatment. I discovered a passion for trauma-borne mental illness and developed my priorities in elevating dignity, respect, and compassion in mental health work which continues to inform my ability to meet clients both within and beyond mental health issues with compassion, understanding, and clarity. 

I opted for a master's degree in counseling psychology with the hopes of developing a stronger understanding of evidenced-based solutions for individual emotional dysfunction that complicates differences in conflict. Strategically, however, I chose a program with a special ancillary track in organizational behavior which gave me a deeper understanding of conflict in administrative systems, among leadership roles, and throughout organizational performance.