Sarah Tellesbo, LCSW, LLC

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Sarah Tellesbo, LCSW, LLC

Hello, friend.

I am a feminist therapist here for the rebels and all the wonderfully anti-authority, smash-the-patriarchy people of the world.

I am radically and unapologetically body positive, sex positive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and 100% real in my approach to therapy. I especially love working with womxn (yes, I spelled that correctly) to help them disconnect from the limiting, misogynistic beliefs and societal abuse they’ve been told they must endure and to discover that their true self is powerful, beautiful, and worthy of celebration. After a decade in the field, I fundamentally believe that all emotions are valid and I encourage my clients to feel them fully and with intention. I’m not here to “fix” you (you don’t need fixing), but we can certainly explore all the things that are getting in the way of you living your best life. My goal as a therapist is to help you get comfortable with yourself, which means learning to sit with the occasional unavoidable pain and, in turn, learning to embrace with gusto the inevitable presence of joy and easy contentment.

I don’t subscribe to one specific approach or modality and I don’t believe in any one-size-fits-all anything. Sure, I use a lot of traditionally evidence-based techniques, but I also recognize that “evidence-based” is an inherently limited, patriarchal, and Westernized concept. The Universe is unimaginably big, and there is so much beyond what is “evidence-based” in the eyes of your probably-very-corrupt insurance company. Not surprising, then, that I don’t (and won’t) accept insurance. Rather, I offer a sliding scale fee structure to help make therapy as accessible as I can make it based on each client’s individual financial situation.

If you’re looking for someone who is traditional, I’m not your gal. But if you’re tired of therapists giving you a laundry list of diagnoses and template-based treatment, maybe you can find some reprieve in my little corner of the world. You don’t need to check anything at the door when you come to therapy with me and I will never dictate to you what your unique healing process should look like. Your life is yours, and I will do everything I can to empower you to live it boldly, confidently, and openly.

Grab a cup of something hot, take a seat, and let’s talk.