Sarah Pearl Heard

Sarah Pearl Heard is a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFTA) who uses an integrative, systemic and client centered approach to work with adolescents, couples and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, grief, anger, or interpersonal conflict. She collaborates with clients to identify goals and combines trauma-informed and LGBTQ+ affirmative stance with interventions various modalities, such as dialectical behavioral therapy, contextual family therapy, solution focused therapy and emotion focused therapy. She draws on her extensive clinical experience and background in non-profits and education to co-create practical skills for navigating conflict, growth, and exploration of the self within families and couples. She received a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and a Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She is pursuing a Ph.D. to further longstanding interest in research and community development.