Our Team
Dr. Sarah Cairns
Licensed Psychologist, EMDR Trainer, EMDRIA approved Consultant, EMDR Certified
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest gave me a desire to explore warm places. At the first chance I had, I moved to Las Cruces, NM, sight unseen to attend university. During university I studied Women’s Studies and developed a passion for those whom are oppressed, underrepresented, and all too often overlooked. When I had completed my degree I was given the opportunity to work with adolescent girls whom had been taken from their families, in a residential facility. During my time there, I was able to connect with these amazing people through the use of non-conventional avenues; gardening, movement activities, and self advocacy. The growth, that I witnessed in these young women changed my perspective on healing, inspiring me to enter a profession where I walk beside those who seek healing and growth in their lives.
This journey led me back to the Pacific Northwest for a farewell tour, where I attended university to become a psychologist. While in school, I had the opportunity to work in community mental health, sliding scale private practice, and the university counseling settings. I have had the privilege of working with a variety of different people with unique struggles. Now, as a psychologist, I return to the Southwest and bid the rain ado.
One of my favorite quotes that I find important in my work:
“Now I realize that there is no righteous path, it’s just people trying to do their best in a world where it is far too easy to do their worst.”
(Castiel, Supernatural)
Therapeutic Approach
I try to create a safe and empathetic therapeutic space for clients. I work from a person-centered approach, believing that each client is unique and is able and capable of guiding their own process. I am trained in and most often utilize EMDR and always incorporate the strengths of the client as therapeutic resources and tools. I wholly believe in the power of humor to heal.
I believe that each person is a unique individual and the therapeutic process should reflect that. I view therapy as a collaborative process, much as a coach and an athlete; each plays an important and specific role in achieving success and reaching goals.
License # 38257
Michael Giles
LCSW, Board Certified, EMDR Trained (working on certification)
Michael is and engaging and warm therapist who works from a collaborative and flexible framework. He believes in the importance of structured use of proven methods and is gifted at adapting those to each client’s individual needs.
Michael is trained in EMDR therapy, ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), hypnotherapy, and marriage and family therapy. He specializes in working with client with trauma, PTSD, veterans/military personnel, therapy for men, relationships/couples counseling, and those experiencing grief and dying. He has also written and published a book about men and relationships.
Offering in-person sessions in Cedar Park and Virtual Sessions
License # 60281
Caroline Williams
LPC, EMDR Trained (working on certification)
Caroline considers it a privilege to be able to walk alongside her clients on their healing journey. She takes a person-centered and trauma informed approach to meet her clients where they are at and collaboratively identify treatment goals. Caroline strives to create a warm and supportive environment so clients can be their authentic selves. She believes that building a strong therapeutic relationship is one of the most important aspects of therapy. Caroline’s training and clinical experience has allowed her to work with clients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, seeking to understand how each client’s own unique experiences influences their lives.
Caroline is trained in EMDR and uses this as her primary modality to work through and heal past trauma but also incorporates aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy to assist clients.
Caroline works with clients who have experienced trauma, relationship difficulties, family of origin issues, those who are working through anxiety, depression, personality disorders and more. She also works with clients with food, weight, and body concerns (including eating disorders).
License # 72840
Sean CAIRNS
MS Applied Nutrition, CNS , ACSM Personal Trainer
Sean works with people that have metabolic and chronic diseases, eating disorders and/or disordered eating, those needing to break the dieting cycle, and those needing body composition change for sports or lifestyle purposes. Currently, Sean is a board-certified nutrition specialist (CNS).
Sean graduated from the University of New England completing his masters of science in Applied Nutrition. In addition, Sean is a member of the American Nutrition Association and the Central Texas Eating Disorder Society. Sean is a credentialed ACSM certified personal trainer, allowing him to assist in the seamless integration of exercise and lifestyle with nutrition therapy.