Sarah Steingiser , LCSW

Sarah Steingiser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a warm, interactive style to counseling and support. She has worked with people facing a broad spectrum of concerns, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career stress, OCD, ODD, and ADHD, and has supported many who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

Her professional experience spans multiple settings - outpatient services, child welfare, addiction treatment, nursing homes, and extended day treatment programs for children - and she has provided care to clients ranging in age from 3 to 101. As a practitioner, she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she avoids stigmatizing labels when working with individuals and families.

Her approach blends client-centered and cognitive-behavioral methods with humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives and solution-focused strategies, and she also integrates practices such as Reiki and Emotional Freedom Tapping when appropriate. She customizes conversations and treatment plans to meet each person’s unique needs, focusing on practical, individualized steps toward change.

Sarah encourages those ready to pursue a more fulfilling and balanced life to take the first step, offering support and empowerment along the way. She aims to partner with clients to build clearer direction and stronger coping skills.

How Sarah Uses Therapeutic Approaches Online

Sarah commonly works from a client-centered perspective, which emphasizes listening to each person’s experience and shaping sessions around their priorities. This approach helps clients feel heard and supports exploration of values, strengths, and personal goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT is often useful for addressing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns by developing skills for changing thinking and coping responses.

For clients affected by traumatic events, she integrates trauma-focused strategies that acknowledge the impact of trauma and build gradual, stabilizing skills to manage symptoms and rebuild a sense of safety and control.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sarah works with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals from different locations.