OLDENDORF COUNSELING SERVICES

trauma, marriage, and perinatal therapy for
individuals, couples, & families in Louisiana.

reconnect with your self, your partner, & your identity

maybe it's been a while since
you've felt like yourself...

  • You’re looking for a safe space to process your traumas and understand why you are the way you are.

  • You have a deep understanding of your trauma and triggers, but lasting change seems frustratingly out of reach.

  • You crave a deeper connection with your partner but feel stuck in cycles of misunderstanding and miscommunication.

  • You’re tired of being emotionally disconnected, longing to feel fully seen and valued in your marriage.

  • You’re completely overwhelmed by the emotional and physical changes of pregnancy and postpartum.

  • You find yourself questioning who you are in this new phase of life.

It doesn’t have to be this way…

Hi! I'm Sarah & I can provide the relief you've been looking for…

Sarah Oldendorf, LPC

licensed professional counselor

My Approach

​I offer a space to explore the tough, often uncomfortable areas of life with you. Whether it’s trauma, sex, money, power, privilege, or another tricky topic, nothing is off-limits. I aim to foster a warm, judgment-free environment so that you feel comfortable showing up as your authentic self.

Many of my clients come in with a deep awareness of their struggles—knowing exactly how and why they get stuck—but despite all their efforts, lasting change isn’t happening. Together, we’ll get to the root of your issues and move you beyond awareness into lasting transformation.​

Ultimately, I want you to feel empowered, supported, and heard in the safety of the therapeutic space. I look forward to supporting you in finding your strengths, processing stressors, grieving losses, learning coping skills, and growing in self-awareness. 

You are in control of your healing journey,
I am just holding space to facilitate it. 

Speciality Areas

now offering therapy intensives

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experience expedited relief

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heal faster

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now offering therapy intensives • experience expedited relief • heal faster •

Therapy Approaches & Offerings

  • Brainspotting

    “Where you look affects how you feel.” Brainspotting helps you access and process deep, unresolved trauma by connecting your body’s inherent wisdom with your subconscious emotions for lasting healing. Harness the power of this ground-breaking therapy technique to delve deeper than you’ve ever gone before.

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)

    EFT is an attachment-based couples therapy modality that focuses on understanding the cycles you keep getting stuck in and transforming them into healthier and more adaptive patterns leading to relief and more fulfillment within your relationship.

  • Individual Intensives

    For when weekly 50 minute sessions aren’t quite enough. Intensives create space for expedited, long-lasting relief.

    Intensives provide an immersive, expedited experience and allow you to dive deep into your emotional and psychological challenges over a short period, facilitating significant breakthroughs and progress in a focused setting.

  • EFT Couples Intensives

    Intensives offer what weekly therapy falls short in- more time! You want to feel closer, faster and need expedited relief in your marriage.

    Intensives allow you to dive deeper into your relationship challenges, attachment style, and cycles you keep getting stuck in over a shorter period of time, facilitating significant progress in a focused setting.

How I help…

My therapeutic approach is built on on creating a safe, attuned space where you can explore and release significant memories and understand emotional patterns. Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), we’ll work together to identify your core emotions and attachment needs, helping you transform reactions shaped by trauma into healthier, adaptive responses.

Brainspotting complements this by allowing deep, somatic processing of trauma held in your body, accessing emotions that may not be fully conscious but still impact your well-being. Together, these modalities support you in building a more secure attachment to yourself and others, promoting healing that is both emotionally and physiologically rooted. This integrated approach empowers you to develop a resilient sense of self and to experience healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Here’s what you can expect in a therapy session:

In our sessions, you'll find a space where we can move at your pace, diving into both the emotional and somatic pieces of your lived experience. We may start by exploring what’s on your mind, connecting those thoughts to underlying feelings and attachment needs to uncover patterns or triggers you’d like to explore. As we move into deeper trauma work, I may guide you through Brainspotting, where we’ll use specific eye positions and focus on bodily sensations to release stored emotional pain. Sessions often flow between talking, processing emotions, and checking in with your body’s responses. My goal is to make each session feel supportive and productive, creating a rhythm that feels safe and sustainable for you.

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