Sarah Hope, LCPC

Sarah Hope, LCPC, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois with 10 years of experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, panic, and life transitions. She brings an empathic, intuitive style shaped by her own early struggles with anxious thoughts and low mood, and by the meaningful help she received from professionals. That personal perspective informs a grounded belief that there is no single "right" way to be, and that genuine human connection and respect can be powerful tools for change.

After college, she faced a period of uncertainty that ultimately clarified her direction. Her work with people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and severe mental illness led her to New Delhi, India, where she worked alongside street children, using empathy, nonverbal communication, and holistic spirituality to help build daily life skills and self-esteem. The experience deepened her trust in resilience and in meeting vulnerability with compassion.

In 2012 she relocated to Chicago, continuing her commitment to advocacy and social justice. She began her Master’s training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Adler University in 2013 and completed her degree in 2015. Her background includes drug and alcohol rehabilitation settings, individual and group counseling on the West Side of Chicago, and couples and family therapy. She has also provided neurofeedback services alongside counseling in a suburban Chicago private practice.

Sarah works with a wide range of ages (6 to 75), with particular strength in supporting adolescents and young adults. She also has experience serving LGBTQ clients and contributed to launching an LGBTQ services website in the Chicagoland area. Her counseling style is integrative, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skills, existential perspectives, and humanistic validation. She focuses on building rapport through clear professional boundaries and a collaborative learning process, and she may incorporate appropriate humor and selective self-disclosure to help clients feel more at ease while working toward meaningful change.