About Dr. Sara Spowart

Compassion, happiness, authenticity, & evidence-based care.

Owner of Compassion-Based Happiness, creator of Happiness-Based Mindfulness and the Applied Empathy approach, and author of You Are Love—helping you experience greater peace, happiness, and compassion.

Therapeutic intent

Happiness is not just possible—it's your birthright.

10+ years

Experience in mental health

20,000+

Hours of sessions completed

Dr. Sara Spowart
About my practice

Compassion-centered care for peace, clarity, and joy

My clients come to me for support in navigating trauma, relationship struggles, anxiety, burnout, family conflict, and personal transformation. We work together to uncover what's keeping you stuck and to release the emotional weight holding you back, so that you can move toward a life of peace, clarity, and joy.

I've facilitated over 15,000 clinical sessions & integrate evidence-based, compassion-centered approaches, including mindfulness, empathy, strength-building, hypnotherapy, REBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, ACT, DBT & SSP. My approach is collaborative & personalized w/a focus on happiness. I offer a limited number of pro bono sessions for survivors of violence & am trauma & human-trafficking informed.

I have a DMFT, an LMFT & a Master's degree in Happiness Studies. I hold a PhD with a focus on mindfulness meditation & am a clinical hypnotherapist, Reiki master & yoga/mindfulness instructor. I am certified in traumatic stress, happiness & wholebeing, Personality Disorder Treatment (C-PD) & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT).

I offer 1-hour sessions as well as 2–3 hour intensives for deeper support. I aim to keep therapy accessible and am happy to work with individual financial circumstances when possible. I currently have availability and typically respond within 24–48 hours.

Survival

Stability

Genuine happiness

Survival

Just getting through the day

Survival mode makes sense. Showing up is courage—and you do not have to carry this alone.

Stability

Finding your footing again

The weight begins to lift. Room to breathe, notice, and choose—with more steadiness and ease.

Genuine happiness

Living beyond coping

Happiness is your birthright. More fully yourself—lighter, clearer, and at peace.

Credentials at a glance

Education, training, and clinical focus

Certifications at a glance

Wholebeing & Happiness Coaching

Dr. Sara Spowart professional certificate
Dr. Sara Spowart professional certificate