Mental Health Therapist

Sarah Buchlaw, MA

SHE / HER

As a community organizer-turned systemic therapist, I believe therapy can be a tool for personal and collective liberation—liberation from pain, generational trauma, and the systems of oppression that harm all of us. My work is informed by my education in couples and family therapy and background in organizing for social justice.

I enjoy supporting people in navigating transitions, exploring identity, and strengthening relationships. I am particularly drawn to working with teens, Jewish folks, couples—particularly those in interracial/intercultural relationships, those working to heal personal, relational, or intergenerational trauma, and anyone desiring depth work and personal insight. I have particular skills working with Neurodiverse clients, drawing on my personal experience and clinical practice. I am a Narrative and Experiential therapist. This means I see great power in changing our experiences through changing the stories we tell about ourselves. I love to work collaboratively with the client, using their inherent wisdom as a guide in our work.

Therapy is political. My experience as a white, cisgender, queer, Ashkenazi Jewish woman with invisible disabilities shapes my perspective.  I am also a proud anti-zionist Jew. I work from a feminist, identity-affirming, anti-oppressive framework.
I hope that through a trusting therapeutic relationship, you feel seen and honored for your whole self.

 

 My Clients

Community of focus: Activists, Artists, Immigrants, Neurodiverse, Ethnic & religious minorities, such as jews

Individuals, couples, and families 6 years of age and older.

Contact Sarah

Payments & Insurance

I accept private pay and sliding scale payments, as well as most insurance plans via:

  • Aetna

  • BIND

  • Cigna

  • BlueCross BlueShield & BluePlus

  • Health Partners

  • Hennepin Health

  • Medica (Optum)

  • Medicaid (Medical Assistance, MN Care)

  • PreferredOne

  • UCare

  • United Healthcare (Optum)

  • United Behavioral Health (Optum)

  • UMR (Optum)

    Please contact your insurance company to ensure your health plan includes coverage for mental health services, and to understand your deductible/copay/co-insurance responsibilities. Sarah’s claims will bill under Laura Barbeau, LMFT, her MN Board-Approved Supervisor.