Meet Providers

Adriane Pippins

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Adriane holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Texas State University, and over the course of 15 years, she provided care and therapeutic treatment to children and adolescents, and their families in settings including in-home, schools, shelters, and through the child welfare system. At the beginning of 2021, Adriane transitioned to private practice where she has found tremendous joy and fulfillment in her clinical work with young adult and adult clients. Adriane believes that meeting individuals where they are and building relationships are fundamental to the therapeutic process. Through collaboration and drawing on individual strengths, Adriane guides and empowers her clients to increase self-awareness, to process and release trauma and other harmful thoughts and behaviors, and to achieve desired goals.

In her practice at Empowered Hearts Counseling, Adriane adopts concepts from a variety of evidence-based therapeutic techniques, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Family Systems. In her personal life Adriane loves to explore the outdoors, practice yoga, sing, dance, and travel.

Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Grief, Codependency, Relationship Challenges, Parenting, Young Adults, and Adults

Sarah Stormont

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Sarah has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Texas State University and has been passionate about helping clients live their best life for as long as she can remember. Over the past 12 years, Sarah has supported clients/individuals in the school system, detention centers, residential treatment centers, hospitals, and the private practice setting. She has successfully connected with clients of all ages and has experience with a wide variety of mental health challenges. Sarah sees that therapy can improve one’s ability to manage overwhelming emotions and stressors unique to each individual. Sarah values her relationships with her clients and meeting individuals where they are. At Empowered Hearts Counseling, Sarah’s focus is on using an individual's strengths and working together to identify healthy coping mechanisms and creating a strong support system in order to help her clients feel empowered to live their best life.

Sarah draws from evidence-based practices in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Family Systems. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her dog, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and traveling.

Specialities: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, LGBTQ support, Self Esteem, Relationship Issues, Young Adults, and Adults