About
Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the practice focuses on healing anxiety, depression, and trauma throughout life. Sarah works with individuals, children as young as age 5, and couples to identify past experiences, feelings, emotions, and patterns of behavior that stand in the way of a deepening sense of identity. Her approach combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, strength-and attachment-based, trauma-informed, relational, art therapy, and mindfulness techniques to create an open, engaging, and accepting experience for clients. With over 14 years of direct clinical experience, Sarah aims to help clients reignite their resilience, courage, passion, and confidence, and bring a greater sense of emotional freedom, self-esteem, and more meaningful connections with themselves and others.
Insurance & payment
Restorative Psychotherapy and Wellness accepts Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield (PPO, HMO), Optima Health, and Tricare (out-of-network).
- Anthem
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Sentara Health Plans
- Out of network
Listed fee: $145 per session, I accept insurance. Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.
Services & specialties
Trauma and PTSD therapy
Sarah Pitzen provides compassionate counseling to help clients achieve healing from trauma and PTSD.
Anxiety therapy
She helps individuals manage and overcome anxiety through a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy, strength-and attachment-based, trauma-informed, relational, art therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
Depression therapy
Sarah works with clients to identify and address the underlying causes of depression, promoting emotional freedom and self-esteem.
Couples counseling
She provides couples therapy to help individuals and couples strengthen their relationships and improve communication.
Art therapy
Sarah incorporates art therapy into her practice, using creative expressions to help clients access and process their emotions.
EMDR therapy
She offers EMDR therapy to help clients process and integrate traumatic memories and reduce symptoms of PTSD.