Sara Turner, LCSW, SEP
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) in the state of Arizona. Offering individual and group therapy to adults in Scottsdale. After completing my undergraduate degree in Family & Human Development, I obtained my Masters degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. Over the last 10 years I’ve worked with adults struggling with an array of mental health challenges in various settings such as crisis stabilization, residential treatment, and Intensive Outpatient Programs.
During my time at The Meadows, I was provided the invaluable and shaping opportunity to learn from some of the pioneers in trauma resolution therapy such as Peter Levine PhD the founder of Somatic Experiencing (SE), Tian Dayton PhD a nationally recognized expert in Sociometrics & Psychodrama, Richard Schwartz PhD the founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Laurence Heller PhD the founder of NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM).
I specialize in the Treatment of Trauma - dedicated to a high level of formal training in Trauma Resolution Therapies: EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Deep Brain Reorienting, Structural Dissociation Theory, and Post Induction Therapy (The Meadows Model),
“CONNECTION: OUR DEEPEST DESIRE AND OUR GREATEST FEAR”.
- LAURENCE HELLER, PhD.
My approach is eclectic, a blend of my training to meet the needs of each individual in front of me. By working collaboratively with you, we work to uncover what is getting in the way of what you want most for yourself. I whole heartedly believe each person has an inherent capacity to heal the wounds of their past. With willingness to change, curiosity, and a safe space we can enhance your internal sense of self, create or re-establish a sense of internal safety, and lead a life feeling more balanced and regulated.