- Relationship focused
- Trauma informed
- Strengths based
About Sarah
Sarah Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with fourteen years of practice. She focuses on building a strong therapeutic relationship and helps people take small steps toward feeling better each day.
She begins by listening to each person's story and identifying strengths they already have. Sessions often include practical tools for stress and anxiety, strategies for grief or loss, and help with motivation and confidence. Sarah invites clients to bring their faith or spirituality into sessions if that is meaningful to them.
Her approach puts the relationship first. She uses gentle curiosity, humor, and sometimes role play to explore family history and current challenges. Sarah blends techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people make changes that stick.
She also works with concerns such as addiction, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, career difficulties, and relationship troubles. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, caregiver stress, first responder issues, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Sessions include practical skills training like communication practice and stress management. Sarah aims to tailor each plan to a person’s goals and pace, helping them build confidence and handle life changes more effectively.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In online sessions that means noticing how people connect, respond to feedback, and repair misunderstandings so they can try new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy centers on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. In a virtual conversation this shows up as careful attention, encouragement, and following the client's lead to set goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors to build practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. Online sessions can include worksheets, behavior experiments, and step-by-step plans to try between meetings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they like to work. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions stay useful and focused on what the person wants to change.
Specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simple to use written worksheets or screen-sharing during a session so skill-building can happen in real time.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Connecticut, Florida
Languages
English, Haitian Creole
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addiction, career difficulties, and coping with life changes including disaster-related stress.
What is her style of therapy like?
She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and attachment-focused ideas to find practical, workable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has fourteen years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW license and practices in Connecticut with licensure noted as FL LCSW and CT LCSW.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.