Our clinicians
Sarah Gauthier LCSW
Sarah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who specializes in the Borderline Experience (BPD), Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD),(PTSD), dissociation, depersonalization and derealization. Sarah has a lot of experience in working with individuals who reside within the gender spectrum and who present with concerns around sexual orientation as she too resides within the lgbtq++ community. And while Sarah can pull from her own personal life experiences as a transwoman, she dose not assume to know what is best for anyone based on her own personal experiences, as she believes and understands that everyone is an individual shaped by their own life experiences and how they understand them. Sarah understands that everyone is a sum of their own experiences, and that each individual who comes into her office is the expert in the room when it comes to who they are and what they are looking for, need and want. Sarah is trauma informed and has advanced her education in the area of and around trauma narrative work and trauma informed care. She continues to engage in educational opportunities in order to further enhance her understand of trauma and the impact of trauma on the individual. Sarah has several years of experience in working in Crisis Intervention, often working with clients who struggle with suicidal thinking, self-injury and substance use.
Sarah works with kids, tweens, adolescents and their families, and adults in efforts to help them identify the issues and to address their concerns in a collaborative, client centered, holistic, family oriented approach.
Sierra Bailey LCSW
Sierra Bailey is a provider established in Albany, New York and her medical specialization is Social Work. Sierra helps patients solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, diagnoses and treats mental, behavioral, and emotional problems.
I am accepting virtual clients only at the moment.
Emily Trumpfheller LMSW
Emily is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a graduate of the University at Albany. She takes a client-
centered approach and enjoys helping clients identify and make progress toward their treatment (and
life!) goals. She brings a lived experience in the LGBTQIA+ community and offers a safe space to explore
all facets of one’s identity.
Emily has 13 years of experience overseeing services in a variety of mental health, substance use,
criminal justice, and educational settings. She has worked on state policy initiatives aimed at increasing
access to and capacity for community-based services and supports. She most recently supervised
investigations of allegations of abuse and neglect filed against caregivers of youth with disabilities in
out-of-state residential schools.
When not providing direct services to clients, she works with ID/DD service providers to better support
individuals with complex needs in less-restrictive, community-based settings. In her free time, Emily
enjoys taking solo trips, playing trivia, doing puzzles, rock climbing, and hanging out with her cat, Chuck!