Sarah Getoff has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has over 15 years of experience in the fields of education, psychology, consulting and interpersonal communication. Her private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts serves adults, parents and couples. Sarah's work has been featured in such newspapers as Valley Kids and The Republican.
Sarah is experienced in several forms of therapy including insight-oriented therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relationship Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Her specialties are couples counseling, parenting issues and EFT. Rather than imposing one particular model on her clients, Sarah listens deeply to the needs of her clients and uses the approach that she believes will be most helpful in the moment.
Prior to her career as a psychotherapist, Sarah served as Director and Teacher at Capacidad, an anti-bias after school program in Amherst, MA. She has been an Educator/Advocate at the University of Massachusetts' Everywoman's Center where she created and facilitated workshops to educate community members about violence against women. As part of the Alternatives to Violence Program, Sarah has led workshops with and for inmates of maximum security prisons.
Sarah has addressed a wide range of audiences - educators, parents, professionals, senior citizens and students of all ages - successfully tailoring her presentations to the needs of each group. She has presented at statewide conferences for the Massachusetts Association for School Aged Children (MSAC) and at national conferences for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).