Sarah (she/her/hers) grew up in the Bucksport area and went to Thomas College for undergrad. She went for Criminal Justice; however, after taking her first psychology class she found she was much more intrigued by the "why" and "how to prevent" than the "whodunit". With this in mind, she double majored in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Her goal to bridge the criminal justice and counseling worlds led to her earning a MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of Southern Alabama and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Auburn University.

Sarah has experience as a clinician in a variety of settings including a juvenile detention center, a crisis residential unit, a family and children community mental health agency, and a university counseling center. This included providing mental health, crisis, and career related services. Sarah’s research interests include trauma-related topics, such as: vicarious trauma, race-based trauma, trauma-informed care, trauma-informed supervision, trauma sensitive interventions, trauma sensitive teaching practices, and counselor wellness. She co-leads an intercollegiate research team to aid in contributing to the body of literature for the counseling profession while supporting the development of research skills of doctoral and masters students. 

After being out of state for 10 years, Sarah was thrilled when a position became available back home in Maine. Sarah was an Assistant Professor in the College of Science and Humanities in the Graduate Counseling and Human Relations Program at Husson University from 2021-2024. She has now transitioned to an adjunct professor. She is thankful to be able to contribute to Maine by educating future mental health and school counselors who will go on to serve in their communities. She also was selected to be a Maine Scholars Strategy Network (SNN) Policy Fellow in 2023-2024. The Maine SNN Policy Fellowship aims to support scholars and researchers in amplifying their public voice and policy impact in Maine. 

Sarah is currently a full time Assistant Professor in the School of Professional Counseling at Lindsey Wilson College (LWC). As a counselor educator at LWC, she teaches in the undergrad Human Services & Counseling program and the Master of Education in Counseling program. She also is an internship supervisor and dissertation committee member for doctoral students in the Counselor Education & Supervision Ph.D. program. LWC has students from across the United States, including Maine. 

Sarah’s favorite place to be is her grandmother's camp in Blue Hill, ME. She enjoys the water, cookouts, kayaking, and s’mores with her family, friends, and her pup, Charlie.