Sarah Newton Penston is a licensed professional counselor and board‑certified art therapist based in Ringgold, Virginia. With over 18 years in practice, she blends expressive arts and trauma‑informed modalities to facilitate creative healing. Sarah holds credentials in expressive arts therapy, clinical trauma, somatic, neurodivergent, and identity focused psychotherapy. Originally from Ringgold, Virginia, she draws on her rural roots and love of nature to incorporate organic materials and somatic processes in her work. She co-leads expressive arts therapy supervision, consultation, and peer support groups, offering safe spaces for connection through art, movement, and storytelling. Passionate about helping clients access inner wisdom, Sarah views therapy as a co‑creative journey toward integration, voice, and embodied belonging.