Sara Scott , LCSW

Sara Scott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience based in Missouri. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing grief, addiction issues, parenting strain, and questions about intimacy and self-esteem.

Sara uses evidence-based methods that aim to be practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings. She balances talking through feelings with tools to manage behavior and thoughts. Mindfulness and acceptance techniques are woven into work on emotion regulation and coping.

Her background includes clinical work in hospitals, nonprofit programs, prison settings, and schools. That varied experience shaped a flexible approach to different life situations and challenges. She has worked with individuals and led groups in those settings.

Sara holds a Master of Social Work from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Social Work from Columbia College. She carries a Missouri LCSW credential. Over the years she has developed particular interest in trauma, addictions, ADHD, and issues common in LGBT communities.

Therapy with Sara typically blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness practices. The aim is to help people identify what matters to them, cope with difficult feelings, and take small, meaningful steps toward their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed actions that align with those values. It helps people tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings while building a life they find meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice present-moment experience without judgment and can reduce reactivity to strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily struggles, and preferences before recommending methods to try. Together they adjust what they do in sessions based on what is helping and what is not.

Online therapy with Sara is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video works well for deeper conversations and skills practice, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow for brief check-ins or writing through a problem between meetings. These options give flexibility for different rhythms of life and communication styles.