Positive, Practical Psychology Services
“The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology
from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life
to also building the best qualities in life.”
- Martin Seligman, American Psychologist
My Approach Highlights Your Strengths
When people not only solve their solvable problems but also develop their strengths:
Decisions are made more consciously, with clarity and purpose, rather than with uncertainty, avoidance, or trial and error approaches.
Goals are developed and attained with timeliness and focus.
Transitions are managed more smoothly and embraced as opportunities for growth and creativity.
Resilience and emotional health are enhanced.
Social relationships are more rewarding.
Professional life is energized by increased organizational, relational, and executive skills. Professional functioning can be brought in harmony with personal values.
Dr. Sarah B. Sneed
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia
M.Ed., Clinical and School Psychology, University of Virginia
Dr. Sarah B. Sneed, licensed psychologist, earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia in 1998, where her training concentrated on family systems theory and practice, developmental psychology, and child and family therapy.
In 1994, as part of her doctoral tract, Dr. Sneed earned a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Virginia, specializing in School Psychology. Dr. Sneed completed her doctoral clinical training in community mental health centers and agencies serving children in foster care and adoptions in Los Angeles County, California. While in California, she and her husband welcomed three children and soon felt a call to return to their home state of Virginia. Since returning to her roots in the Richmond metropolitan area in 2013, Dr. Sneed has maintained her Twin Hickory private psychology practice in Glen Allen, Virginia.
Sarah’s community service focuses on advocating for healthy school policies, including co-leading the successful movement to change school start times in her community to comply with consensus health standards. She has served on the Chesterfield County Gifted Education Advisory Committee and is the current Vice Chair of the Student Health Advisory Board.
Sarah is a member of and follows the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association.
Therapy Approaches
Together with Dr. Sneed, you will arrive at an approach to address your specific goals. The changes you make using these approaches might lead to habits that help you live a happier, more meaningful, more productive life in general. For some therapies, psychologists who offer these approaches must complete training allowing them to practice formally recognized specialties beyond the comprehensive PhD program and Clinical Psychology license. Dr. Sneed has completed training in three specialties: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Couple and Family Psychology, and School Psychology.
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Collaborative, one-on-one meetings use dialogue within an ongoing supportive environment to help you make desired change. Goals are flexible, but often involve enhancing mood, managing stress, adapting to change, improving relationships, resolving emotional discomfort, reducing anxiety, and balancing competing life demands. Telepsychology is an option when appropriate and useful.
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Dr. Sneed understands that family context has substantial impact on a child or adolescent. She also understands that supporting a child through emotional or behavioral difficulties can be very challenging to parents. Seeing parents as a kid’s greatest ally, Dr. Sneed might offer parent consultation to help parents understand how best to help their child or adolescent meet their therapy goals. Parent consultation can also help parenting partners work through differences in their approach to parenting.
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High school and college students often experience particular stresses and demands related to their status as full-time students. Unusual among psychotherapists, Dr. Sneed earned a master’s degree in education on her path to completing her PhD and license in Clinical Psychology. Her experience working with students as clients means she is familiar with how students can succeed in academic environments while managing stress, dealing with relationships, and finding peace in a demanding stage of life. Telepsychology meetings might be appropriate to keep the work going for students whose locations and schedules frequently change.
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Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology is a recognized specialty within the licensed practice of clinical psychology, requiring advanced training and knowledge of developmental processes, adaptation, diagnosis of children, and the functioning of children in social contexts. Dr. Sneed often to works with children in her dedicated play therapy office to allow young children to have more relaxing interactions, express themselves more fully, and rehearse new behavior patterns through spoken language combined with demonstrations using toys and art.
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Couple and Family Psychology is a recognized specialty within the practice of clinical psychology, requiring training and knowledge in the ways groups of people, such as families or couples, create a “system” of functioning. In couple or family therapy, Dr. Sneed will use her extensive specialty training in family systems while bringing more than one person in the room. The goal is to help identify and change how the couple or family functions as a unit. Our hope is that by improving the way your family functions as a “system,” you will not only address the problem that you are focusing on today, but will be better prepared to effectively address your next concern, and the next, going forward.
Centrally Located, Privately Situated
Location Matters
Dr. Sneed’s office is thoughtfully located and organized to provide convenient, practical support for individuals and families.
Convenient to work, schools, and home communities in the Twin Hickory and Wyndam corridor of Glen Allen, Virginia, you will appreciate the ease of integrating meetings into your busy schedule.
Protecting client privacy, hallway signage outside Sarah’s waiting room door is discretely and generically labeled “Professional Consultation Suite.”
The office complex also includes sidewalks encircling a pond with fountains, which add an after-meeting walk option, another element for your self-care and wellness routines.
Conveniently located off I-295 and Nuckols Road in the Twin Hickory and Innsbrook area of Richmond, Virginia, the office complex is adjacent to Holman Middle School.
The Children’s Waiting
and Play Therapy Room
Busy Parent?
Coming for regular consulting or therapy visits is a genuine challenge for people who care for young children. Responding to her client’s particular needs,
Dr. Sneed maintains a separate children’s room and play area within her office suite where kids can wait while a parent meets with her. The children’s room also serves as a dedicated space for child-centered therapy sessions.
