Licensure and Credentials

I am committed to providing ethical, evidence-based counseling while maintaining professional licensure and continuing education. Below is information regarding my education, professional licensure, advanced training, and affiliations.

Professional licensure

Sarah Brown is licensed to practice counseling in multiple states. Questions regarding licensure or professional regulation may be directed to the appropriate state licensing board.

Texas

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
    • License Number: 83544
  • Licensing Board
    • Texas Behavior Health Executive Council
  • Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
    • License Number 11451
  • Licensing Board
    • Texas Health and Human Services

Alaska

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
    • License Number 245016
  • Licensing Board
    • Alaska Board of Professional Counselors

Washington

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor
    • License Number MHC.LH.70086773
  • Licensing Board
    • Washington State Department of Health

Ohio

  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
    • License Number E2607269
  • Licensing Board
    • Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

Virginia

  • Licensed Professional Counselor
    • License Number 701015481
  • Licensing Board
    • Virginia Board of Counseling

Education

Master of Arts
  • Integrated Recovery and Co-Occuring Disorders

Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies

  • 2018
Bachelor of Science
  • Rehabilitation Studies
  • Certificate in Substance Abuse

University of North Texas

  • 2008

Advanced Training

Trauma

  • Trauma Focused CBT
  • DBT Prolonged Exposure
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Dissociation
  • Complex Trauma
  • Traumatic Stress

Substance Use

  • Addiction Counseling
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Harm Reduction
  • Motivational Interviewing

Exploitation and Human Trafficking

  • Survivor Advocacy
  • Trauma Recovery
  • Online Exploitation Prevention

Additional Areas

  • Suicide Risk
  • Assessment
  • Safety Planning
  • Family Therapy
  • Military Families
  • Juvenile Justice

Areas of Professional Experience

  • Outpatient Counseling
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Substance Use Treatment
  • Trauma Recovery
  • Military Life Support
  • Adjustment Challenges
  • Survivor Services
  • Program Development
  • Clinical Consultation
  • Training Services

Professional memberships and affiliations

  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Family Advocacy Outreach Network
  • Trauma Support Services of North Texas (Volunteer Clinician)
  • North Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking
  • American Counseling Association
  • NAADAC, The Association of Addiction Professionals
    • Texas Association of Addiction Professionals

professional services

Rocky Shores Counseling partners with nonprofits, schools, healthcare organizations, community agencies, and professionals to provide trauma-informed education, program development, curriculum design, and consultation that strengthens services and supports those they serve.

  • 🎤 Speaking & Presentations
  • 🎓 Professional Training
  • 🤝 Organizational Consultation
  • 📋 Program Development
  • 📚 Curriculum Development
  • 🏛️ Community Partnerships