Trauma Therapy, EMDR Therapy & Somatic Experiencing
Hi there! I’m Sarah Herstich.
I’m a trauma therapist in Pennsylvania who specializes in treating body image, disordered eating, complex trauma and PTSD.
Here’s what I want you to know:
ALL of you is welcome here.
Your messy, your struggles, your resistance, your beauty, your dreams, your fears, your body…
And everything in between.
I believe that it’s your right to reclaim your relationship with your mind, body and food.
Throughout our lives we’re been taught over and over again that our bodies can’t possibly be trusted.
That we have to control them, and ourselves, to fit in. to find belonging. to be more palatable. To be successful. to find worth and ‘beauty’.
If you’re here, you likely know that all the grasping for that control has left you feeling the exact opposite.
And you’re tired.
➞ Tired of people pleasing and the seemingly endless quest for perfection.
➞ Tired of feeling like you’ll never be able to fully live your life until you get this food and body stuff figured out.
➞ Tired of feeling like you, and your body, are a problem that need to be solved.
➞ Tired of shame, blame, flashbacks and debilitating self-doubt.
➞ Tired of putting your trust in everyone and everything outside yourself.
➞ Tired of feeling disconnected from your hungers, your emotions and your needs.
I believe that you, and your body, know exactly what you, and it, needs.
But along the way, things have gotten in the way of you feeling, listening to and really trusting in yourself.
From trauma(s), body-shame and dieting cycles, to living in a culture obsessed with productivity, status, fitness and thinness… there are so many valid reasons why you’re here.
My goal is to support the people I work alongside to reclaim pieces of that trust.
On their own terms.
I’m not interested in reinforcing the cultural narrative that I, or anyone else, knows what’s right for you. Or, that I, or anyone else, has an answer that doesn’t already exist inside of you.
I believe that our bodies hold the wisdom and capacity that is needed to heal from trauma, body-shame and disordered eating.
And, sometimes we need a little support to access that wisdom and to expand that capacity.
In my work with clients my hope is that together we can feel into the stories and events that have gotten them to this point- feeling at war with their bodies, their emotions and their relationship with food. And, start doing the hard and brave work of expanding their proverbial coping-tool-box, reprocessing negative self-beliefs and emotionally overwhelming experiences and moving toward an embodied way of living.
This could look like:
Healing from personal trauma(s)
I am EMDR trained and am training with the Somatic Experiencing Institute
Being curious about the cultural beliefs and practices that have interrupted your ability to feel free to live in your body in the here and now.
Creating, accessing and deepening into the safety of the here and now.
Learning and practicing how to feel connected to and safe in your body.
Being curious about how to understand and honor the wisdom in the way you’ve coped with difficult emotions and experiences.
How to find new ways of coping- ways that will be supportive of your recovery from disordered eating, trauma, diet-culture and body-hate.
Here’s a Little More About Me and How I Practice
I've battled with body image and have a history of being caught in the tight grip of an eating disorder and obsession with exercise. And, I’ve been through the painful process of grieving the loss of disordered eating and the behaviors that had seemingly kept me safe and contained.
There was and is freedom on the other side.
Discovering Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size planted the initial seeds in my mind to heal my relationship with food and my body. It has been an evolutionary process, a journey that continues to deepen as I learn and grow personally and professionally. It has been an evolutionary process, a journey into understanding the workings of my body, deeply embedded survival responses and a depth of work I didn’t know was possible.
➞My practice is anti-racist, feminist, fat-positive and lgbtqi+ affirming.
Bodies are political. I believe that in order for all of us to be free, we must address and advocate for the end of oppression of ALL bodies.
➞I’m a human first, therapist second.
I view my clients as human- not a diagnosis. I don’t pathologize behaviors or ways of coping. I want all of my clients to know that I too, as a human, struggle, experience joy, pleasure and pain. I believe that when we connect as humans first, radically healing relationships can be be built.
➞I love and care about the amazing people i work with.
Yes, I think of them between sessions, after they’ve moved on, when they’re in times of great struggle and when they’re seriously kicking ass. And, I will work my ass off to make sure they feel safe, heard, trusted and respected.
➞The work I do is centered around your lived experience in your body and in your life.
I believe that you get to decide what your recovery looks like. What brings you joy and pleasure. What parts of diet-culture you’re willing or ready to divest from. What freedom from disordered eating and body-loathing looks like for you.
➞I will always uphold the belief that you are deserving of freedom and healing.
From the pain of your trauma(s), from disordered eating and body-hate, from diet-culture, from oppression. And, I will always honor the evolutionary processs of what you believe healing looks like for you- in your body and your life.
I'm a Therapist in Horsham, PA
licensed clinical social worker
QUALIFICATIONS
LaSalle University- BSW
Widener University- MSW
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Delaware- LCSW
EMDR Trained
Somatic Experiencing- Currently Training
Frequently asked questions
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Here at Reclaim Therapy we provide a free 15 minute consultation to learn more about you, what you're looking for and to answer any questions you have. Contact Us to schedule a time to chat!
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I provide a free 15 minute consultation to learn more about you, what you're looking for and to answer any questions you have. Contact me to schedule a time to chat!
My individual session fee is $200.
When my group runs, the fee is $50 per group session.
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I'm considered an out of network provider with insurance companies. Many people who utilize out of network benefits receive reimbursement of up to 80% of session costs.
Here are helpful questions you can ask your insurance provider aboout utilizing your plan's out of network benefits:
* Do I have out-of-network mental health benefits?
* Are services rendered by a licensed clinical social worker covered?
* Is any pre-approval required before obtaining out-of-network mental health services in order to be reimbursed?
* If I have out-of-network benefits, will I be reimbursed the full amount I paid or a portion?
* Do I have a deductible and if so, what is it?
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Payment is due at the time of service.
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I accept cash, check, debit, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, HSA and FSA accounts and Venmo.
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At this time I am only accepting client via telehealth. I will email you a link to my zoom office the morning of your appointment.
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I am currently licensed in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and Florida. I can provide online therapy in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and Florida.
I provide 8 and 12 weeks coaching packages to people who are looking for concrete, focused support around body-image and intuitive eating.
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Some things I love are front porches with comfy chairs, coffee, a good IPA, sandy and rocky beaches, dogs, depth in friendships and relationships, laughing and love.
I'm a mom of 2 human babies and 1 aging fur baby.
I love traveling and going to country music concerts with my husband and our friends.
I buy far too many books from Amazon... lol!
