MEET SARA MILLER, LICENSED THERAPIST IN AUSTIN, TX

You don’t have to face every challenge alone.

In our culture, we’re taught that strength means managing everything on our own. But if self-help books, well-meaning advice, and podcasts aren’t cutting it anymore, that’s completely understandable.

The truth is, we’re not supposed to DIY our mental health.

know reaching out for help can feel tricky, especially if you’re used to being the one who takes care of everyone else. I’ve been there, too. In fact, that’s what ultimately led me to become a therapist—almost by accident...

I’m a wife, mom & licensed professional counselor—and I’m really glad you’re here.

My path to therapy wasn’t a straight line. It started with my own need to make sense of some really tough experiences. In a short period of time, I faced infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, my mom’s cancer diagnosis, and the death of my dad—all while balancing a busy career and relationships. The weight of it all eventually led me to therapy.

The impact it had on me was transformative. And that’s when I knew I wanted to help others in the same way.

Despite my background in corporate advertising and marketing, I went on to pursue a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, clocked over 3,000 clinical hours, and received specialized training in Interpersonal Neurobiology—before launching my own practice.

 How I work

If you’re looking for a way to make deeper sense of it all, I might be the right fit for you.

I lean into the latest insights from neuroscience to help you navigate the emotional and mental challenges of fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood. Together, we’ll explore different ways to reduce overwhelm, find clarity, and foster greater self-compassion and resilience:

  • We’ll connect the dots between your past experiences, including childhood dynamics and social contexts, and how they shape your current struggles with guilt, shame, anxiety, or perfectionism—especially during challenging life transitions like infertility or adjusting to parenthood.

  • We’ll work through self-doubt, burnout, and mental overload, and focus on building essential skills—like setting boundaries, letting go of perfectionism, and breaking free from people-pleasing—that can help you feel more aligned with your values and less at the mercy of external pressures.

  • Whether you’re in the thick of fertility treatments, pregnancy, or the early years of parenthood, we’ll work together to cultivate self-compassion and help you find peace with where you are right now—without needing everything to be "fixed" or "perfect."

Specialties:

Our time together is all about you, but rest assured, you’ll get to know the real me too. Outside of work you’ll find me:

  • Imperfectly parenting twin sons

  • Wordle-ing, puzzling and reading

  • Ordering takeout, unless my husband is cooking. “Mental health is an ongoing process of dedication to facing reality at all costs." (M. Scott Peck)

    • M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | TX License #82228

    • STAIR Method Trained Therapist

    • Skills Certification in Dynamic Enriched Experiential Psychotherapy (DEEP)

    • EMDR Trained 

    • Relational Life Therapy, Level 1

    • Selini Institute training in Maternal Mental Health: Infertility, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Perinatal Grief & Loss

    • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

You deserve the care you give to everyone else.