online COUNSELING in IDAHO

Support for Highly Sensitive, Insightful Adults

Understand your inner world so you can move from overwhelm to a life rooted in clarity and self-trust.

You’re here because something doesn’t feel right. From the outside, life might seem fine—you’re thoughtful, insightful, and dependable. Yet, beneath the surface, you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure about what to change or how to do so.

You might recognize yourself in one or all of these experiences:

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Emotional Overwhelm and Disconnection: Experiencing intense emotions or feeling numb. Letting others in feels hard or even impossible.

Self-Doubt and an Overactive Inner Critic: No matter what you've accomplished or overcome, you still feel like something’s wrong.

Feeling Stuck and Overthinking: You’re thoughtful, yet you may feel trapped, stuck, or unsure about how to feel better.

Feeling Unseen or Misunderstood: Often misunderstood or not fully known by those around you.

Hyper-Independence: You’re used to doing it all alone. Trusting support may feel unfamiliar or unsafe.

You’ve learned to cope, now you’re curious to try something new

If you resonate with any of this, your experience makes sense—there’s nothing wrong with you. Being highly sensitive is a natural trait—one that can bring both depth and overwhelm. Past experiences, trauma, or depression might shape patterns and beliefs in how you relate to yourself and others, but they don’t define who you truly are.

Something within you longs for deeper connection, emotional safety, and greater clarity about your next steps. I provide a compassionate, supportive space where your sensitivity is honored, your strengths are affirmed, and together we gently explore patterns and beliefs that may no longer serve you—so you can cultivate deeper self-trust and connect with your inner wisdom.

If you're ready to take the next step, I'd love to connect.

Hi, I’m Sara (she/hers). 

I’m a relational counselor using a Gestalt approach, and I’m also a highly sensitive person. My work is grounded in deep presence, collaboration, and emotional attunement. I help people reconnect with themselves, restore inner clarity, and feel more aligned with who they truly are.

Before becoming a counselor, I worked closely with professionals and leaders navigating complex challenges—an experience that shaped how I show up now: grounded, clear, and deeply caring.

If you’re used to being the one others lean on, this your space to feel fully seen and supported.

Sara Gourley

How I Can Help

  • Highly Sensitive People

    Deepen your understanding of your sensitivity and its gifts, reconnect with your inner strength, and navigate life with more clarity, resilience, and self-trust.

  • Depression

    Move beyond the flatness of day-to-day survival and reconnect with your inner world and reframe limiting beliefs.

  • Complex PTSD & Relational Trauma

    We work gently to rebuild safety, trust, and voice.

  • Hyper-Independence & Trauma

    Explore the roots of self-reliance and open to shared support, at your own pace.

  • Mindfulness & Body-Centered Work

    Gentle tools to ground, regulate, and reconnect with yourself.

  • Collaborative, Trauma-Informed Approach

    No rushing, no fixing—just steady, attuned support.

How it Works

What Working Together Looks Like

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Free Consultation

A 20-minute phone call to connect and see if it feels like a good fit for working together.

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Personalized Collaboration

You are the expert on your life. We identify what matters to you, establish goals, and work together to shape our sessions.

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Sustainable Growth

Counseling happens at your pace, with warmth, intention, and space to integrate what you discover.

Let’s Work Together

You don’t have to do it all alone. If you’re ready to feel more like yourself—present, empowered, and connected—I’d be honored to support you. Let’s create a space where your sensitivity, strength, and story are honored.