Sarah (she/her) Smith, LCSW

Sarah Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers the relationship between therapist and client. She emphasizes building trust over time and believes people bring strengths that help them face hard things. She invites clients to take the first step toward change and acknowledges that starting therapy can take real courage.

Sarah works with common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addictions. She also helps people dealing with parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to trauma and ADHD. Sessions often include talking through family history and practical coping strategies aimed at daily life.

Her approach combines Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. That means she pays attention to relational patterns, follows each person’s priorities, and uses practical tools to change thoughts and behaviors. Solution-Focused work helps keep conversations goal-oriented and brief when needed.

In session she may use role play, communication skills practice, and grief-focused work. Sarah also incorporates stress and crisis management and trauma-informed methods when appropriate. She welcomes clients who want to include faith, religion, or spirituality in their care.

Sarah brings 14 years of professional experience and holds licenses as a Florida LCSW and a Connecticut LCSW. She practices in Connecticut and offers services in English and Haitian Creole. To begin, users complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How Sarah’s Approaches Work in Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and reactions. In practice this means looking at patterns that repeat in close relationships and practicing new ways to connect and respond. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s priorities first and follows their pace; the therapist listens closely and helps you name what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers concrete techniques to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Sarah will work with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration lets sessions feel relevant and focused rather than one-size-fits-all.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuity of care when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversational work, skills practice, and structured CBT exercises through the chosen session format to help people make steady progress.