Meet Sara Chastain, LCSW

Children & Adults ADHD & Trauma Therapist in Farmington, AR

If you're looking for a compassionate therapist in Farmington or Northwest Arkansas, Sara Chastain, LCSW, provides a structured, supportive, and encouraging environment where children, adolescents, adults, and families can find healing, develop practical skills, and build lasting confidence. Sara specializes in helping individuals navigate ADHD, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional dysregulation, behavioral concerns, and major life transitions.

With more than seven years of clinical experience, Sara has worked extensively with children and adults facing emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges in both school-based and outpatient settings. She understands that behaviors often communicate unmet needs rather than define who someone is. Her approach focuses on uncovering the "why" beneath emotions and behaviors while helping clients develop healthier ways to cope, communicate, and thrive.

Sara is passionate about helping children learn emotional regulation skills while supporting parents with practical strategies that strengthen relationships both at home and at school. She believes that when children feel safe, understood, and connected, meaningful change becomes possible.

For adolescents and adults, Sara provides a warm, collaborative space to address anxiety, trauma, ADHD, burnout, identity development, depression, relationship concerns, and emotional overwhelm. Her goal is to help every client move beyond survival mode toward a life marked by resilience, emotional balance, and meaningful connection.

Whether you're seeking therapy for your child or looking for support for yourself, Sara is committed to helping clients feel seen, supported, and empowered every step of the way.

What to Expect in Therapy

Beginning therapy can feel like a big step, whether you're seeking support for yourself or your child. Sara believes the foundation of effective therapy is creating a safe, trusting relationship where every client feels accepted, understood, and respected.

During your first sessions, Sara will take time to understand your concerns, strengths, goals, and life experiences. Together, you'll identify patterns that may be contributing to emotional or behavioral challenges while developing a treatment plan tailored to your unique needs.

For children, therapy often includes developmentally appropriate interventions that encourage emotional expression, self-awareness, and healthy coping skills through connection and play. Parents are included as partners in the therapeutic process whenever appropriate, with practical tools to support progress outside the therapy office.

For adolescents and adults, therapy is collaborative and individualized. Sara helps clients better understand their emotions, develop healthier coping strategies, strengthen relationships, and build confidence in navigating life's challenges.

Whether you're working through anxiety, ADHD, trauma, behavioral concerns, or life transitions, therapy offers a supportive environment where lasting growth can occur.

Sara's Therapeutic Approach

Sara believes that every behavior has a story. Rather than simply addressing symptoms, she works collaboratively with clients and families to understand the experiences, emotions, and needs driving those behaviors.

Child-Centered & Play Therapy

Children often communicate through play before they have the words to express complex emotions. Sara uses child-centered and play-based interventions to help children process experiences, improve emotional regulation, build confidence, and strengthen problem-solving skills in a developmentally appropriate way.

ADHD & Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy

Sara works with children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence by helping them better understand how their brains work while developing practical strategies for emotional regulation, executive functioning, organization, and self-confidence. Her goal is to help clients recognize their strengths while navigating everyday challenges with greater success.

Trauma-Informed Care

Traumatic experiences can affect emotions, behaviors, relationships, and overall well-being. Sara provides trauma-informed therapy that emphasizes emotional safety, resilience, and healing while helping clients develop healthy coping skills and process difficult experiences at a pace that feels comfortable.

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Conscious Discipline

Sara incorporates evidence-based social-emotional learning principles and Conscious Discipline techniques to help children develop self-regulation, emotional awareness, healthy communication skills, empathy, and stronger relationships with both peers and caregivers.

Whether you're looking for support for your child or yourself, you don't have to navigate life's challenges alone. Sara provides compassionate, evidence-based therapy for children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing ADHD, anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, behavioral concerns, and life transitions. Contact Wellness & Courage Counseling Services today to schedule an appointment with Sara and begin building the skills, confidence, and resilience needed to thrive.