SilhouetteLCSW, EMDR Consultant
Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty
Email: Sara.DeBoer@np.edu
Phone: 501-545-7217

Sara received a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University  (English/Literature 2001) and had a fulfilling career in Human Resources.  She pursued her master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2018) and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has acquired additional education/interest in bridging the gap between therapy and family law (Bowen Law School) and has completed advanced training to become an EMDR Consultant and training facilitator.

She started her counseling career at Hot Spring’s community mental health center in 2018, transitioned into private practice in 2021 and is now offering counseling services and teaching social science classes for NPC.  She has experience in the treatment of adults with post-traumatic stress disorder and regularly treats clients with depression, anxiety, bipolar, trauma, crises, schizophrenia, personality disorders, long-term mental illness, divorce, and child custody. 

She has been accepted into the advanced training program for EMDR facilitation and training with TR-HAP, continues to provide private practice counseling to the community, offers EMDR consultant services to other clinicians during their EMDR trainings and is a licensing supervisor for LMSW level social workers to assist in their requirements for LCSW licensure.