- Acceptance and action
- Mindfulness practices
- Somatic awareness
About Sarah
Dr. Sarah Leclerc helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or struggles with self-esteem and intimacy. She also supports clients facing trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship concerns, eating issues, anger, and questions about identity and purpose. Her background includes attention to multicultural and LGBT concerns and financial stressors that affect daily life.
She is a psychologist licensed in New York - NY Psychologist 022745 - and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and somatic ideas to help people notice their inner experience without getting stuck. Sessions often include simple practices to build awareness of thoughts, feelings, and body sensations.
Dr. Leclerc describes herself as a feminist clinician with Haitian roots. That perspective means she pays attention to how culture, history, and social barriers like racism or discrimination can shape stress and wellbeing. She aims to make space for those realities while helping people identify values and small steps toward them.
Practical tools are part of her sessions. Clients may learn short mindfulness exercises, grounding techniques, and ways to commit to meaningful actions even when emotions push toward avoidance. She emphasizes self-compassion and practices that fit into everyday life, such as mindful movement, breathing, or brief reflective writing.
Her style is warm and direct. Conversations focus on what matters to the client and on building steady, manageable habits that match personal values and goals.
How ACT, Mindfulness, and Somatic Work Play Out Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences rule their actions. Online sessions can focus on identifying personal values and making small, meaningful steps toward them. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, often through short breathing or observation exercises that can be practiced between sessions. Somatic therapy brings attention to body sensations and movement to release tension and to better understand how emotions show up physically.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to test techniques and choose what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying a practice, reviewing how it felt, and adjusting the plan as needed in later sessions.
Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice mindfulness and somatic exercises in the places they live their everyday lives, so techniques transfer more naturally to daily routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating issues, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include isolation, life purpose, money and multicultural concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her sessions combine Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and somatic-oriented work. She emphasizes noticing thoughts and body sensations and taking small value-driven steps.
What is her clinical background?
She has ten years of experience and approaches therapy from a feminist and multicultural perspective, paying attention to how social factors affect wellbeing.
Where is her practice located and what are her credentials?
She is based in New York and is listed as NY Psychologist 022745.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.