About Sarah Boettner
Sarah has worked in the field of social services and mental health for more than 25 years. Throughout her career, much has evolved — yet her core commitment has remained the same: to support, educate, and thoughtfully challenge individuals toward meaningful growth. Her work centers on progress over perfection, grounded in the belief that sustainable change happens through curiosity, skill-building, and compassionate accountability.
Sarah understands that life experiences — including trauma, attachment disruptions, and chronic stress — shape how people relate to themselves and others. Her clinical approach is integrative and tailored, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, developmental and relational trauma frameworks, and evidence-based relational interventions. She does not subscribe to quick fixes. Instead, she partners with clients in long-term, intentional work that honors both resilience and complexity.
Real change isn’t about quick fixes — it’s about building the skills to live well, imperfectly, and with intention.
Through personal and professional experience, Sarah is deeply familiar with the cumulative impact of anxiety, trauma, and emotional disconnection. Her own commitment to healing and whole-person wellness led her to explore mind–body integration, self-reflection, and sustainable mental health practices. These values became the foundation for Total Wellness 365 — a practice built to offer comprehensive, relationally grounded, and accessible care to the community.
Across roles in nonprofit, academic, and government settings, Sarah has worked with diverse populations and complex systems. Much of her clinical experience is rooted in work with justice-involved individuals, which shaped her long-standing dedication to underserved communities and high-need populations. From this work, she developed a specialized clinical focus she describes as a “spectrum of sex therapy” — ranging from healthy sexual development and exploration to problematic and abusive behaviors — with an emphasis on accountability, relational repair, and integration.
Sarah views wellness as an ongoing, intentional practice grounded in four pillars: self-awareness, emotional regulation, relational capacity, and personal responsibility. Her work is guided by the belief that every individual deserves access to knowledge, skills, and support that empower lasting change. It is her hope that each client leaves therapy better equipped to live with clarity, connection, and purpose.
Therapeutic FOCUS
Developmental and Relational Trauma
Sex + porn addiction/problem behavior
Compulsive sexual behaviors
Empowerment and Self Confidence
Treatment for individuals with sexually abusive behaviors
Sarah Boettner PhD
LPCC-S, LSW, CSAT
Founder | Therapist | Sexologist | Clinical Supervisor
Rates
$200
Licensure
Ohio
Professional Clinical Counselor with a Supervisor designation (LPCC-S) E1200022-S
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) S.0025551
Kentucky
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a Supervisor designation (LPCC-S) 268540
Florida
TLHT Licensed Mental Health Counselor (telehealth only) TPMC5069
Sarah is a part of Backline’s Referral Network
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Sexology from the International Institute of Clinical Sexology
View abstract of dissertation
Masters of Science in Community Mental Health Counseling from Wright State University
Masters of Criminal Justice in Forensic Psychology from Tiffin University
Bachelors of Science in Social Work from Cumberland College
Certifications & Specialties
DART Therapist (Developmental and Relational Trauma)
Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
Completed Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP)
Integrative Health Coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition)
Static 99R, Stable 2007/2010, Acute 2007/2010 assessments
VRS-SO (Violence Risk Scale- Sex Offense version)
Emerge Batterers Intervention, (Emerge, Cambridge Massachusetts)
ROSAC (Risk of Sexual Abuse of Children) assessment
