Licensed Psychologist · Portland, OR
A safe space to understand yourself.
Individual therapy for adults in Portland — in-person in the Alberta Arts District, or by telehealth anywhere in Oregon. Warm, evidence-based, and paced to you.
Welcome
"You don't have to figure it out alone."
If you've landed here, something inside is asking for attention. Maybe the anxiety has quietly grown louder. Maybe a season of life ended, and you're not sure who you are on the other side. Maybe you've been holding it all together for a long time, and you're tired.
I believe therapy works best when it feels human — a real conversation between two people, grounded in warmth and honesty, guided by research and clinical training. My job isn't to fix you. You're not broken. My job is to walk beside you as you make sense of what's here, and to help you build a life that feels more like your own.
Whatever brought you to this page, you're welcome. When you're ready, I'd be honored to hear your story.
What I Help With
Areas of focus in our work together
Anxiety & Worry
Learn to quiet a racing mind and reconnect with the present. Together we'll build tools that fit your daily life.
Depression
Move from heaviness toward meaning at your own pace. Compassionate, evidence-based support for the long road back.
Life Transitions
Career shifts, moves, loss, becoming a parent. We'll make sense of what's changing and who you are becoming.
Relationship Issues
Explore patterns that keep showing up in the people you love. Grow the connection you want with yourself and others.
Trauma & PTSD
Safe, paced work with what still lives in the body. You set the speed; I hold the container.
Perfectionism
Loosen the grip of never-enough. Reclaim rest, play, and a gentler inner voice.
About Dr. Calloway
Therapy grounded in warmth, guided by evidence.
I became a psychologist because I believe deeply in the quiet, radical work of paying honest attention to a life. For over a decade I've sat with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and the long tender work of becoming who they are. My style is warm and collaborative — you'll never be lectured at or diagnosed from a distance.
Alongside our conversation, I draw from cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches, adapting each to the person in front of me. Healing, in my experience, is less a destination than a way of walking.
Credentials
- Licensed Psychologist, Oregon
- Psy.D., Portland State University
- 10+ years in clinical practice
Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-Based Practice
A Gentle Beginning
What working together looks like
Reach Out
Send a message through the form or call. No commitment, just a conversation to start.
Free 15-Min Consultation
We'll talk briefly by phone so you can get a feel for me and ask anything on your mind.
First Session Together
We meet in-person or by telehealth. You share what's bringing you in; I listen closely.
Ongoing Work at Your Pace
Weekly or bi-weekly sessions, adjusted as your life and needs evolve.
Insurance & Fees
Making care accessible
I believe cost should never be the reason someone doesn't seek support they need.
Insurance Accepted
- Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Moda Health
Private Pay
$175 / 50-min session
A limited number of sliding-scale spots are reserved for those experiencing financial hardship.
Out-of-Network
I'm happy to provide a monthly superbill you can submit to your insurer for possible reimbursement.
What clients say about our work
In their own words
For the first time in years, I feel like I can breathe. Sarah's patience made it possible to look at things I'd been avoiding my whole life.
I came in exhausted from holding everything together. I'm leaving with tools that actually work and a softer relationship with myself.
Therapy here doesn't feel clinical. It feels like being met, gently and honestly, week after week.
Questions
Things people often ask
Sessions are 50 minutes. Most clients start weekly, and we adjust from there together based on what feels right and sustainable.
Yes. I see clients in-person at my Portland office and via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform for anyone located anywhere in Oregon.
That's completely welcome here. We'll take the first session at your pace — no assumptions about what you 'should' know or share.
The free consultation is exactly for this. Fit matters more than any credential, and I'll happily refer you elsewhere if I'm not the right match.
Yes. Everything shared in session is protected by law and HIPAA, with narrow legal exceptions I'll walk you through in our first meeting.
Between Sessions
Small offerings for the in-between
Book
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk's landmark work on trauma and healing. A gentle starting point for understanding how experience lives in us.
Practice
4-7-8 Breathing
Inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. A simple regulator for anxious moments — try it three rounds when overwhelm rises.
Journal
On Rest as Resistance
A short reflection on why slowing down is not laziness, and how the nervous system heals in unhurried spaces.
Get in Touch
Ready to take the first step?
Send a brief message and I'll respond within one business day to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation.