Sarah Bachmaier , LCSW

Sarah Bachmaier uses evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida. Sarah writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on practical steps people can use between appointments.

Sarah has nine years of professional experience working with people who are coping with loss, past abuse, and the day-to-day effects of anxiety and depression. She emphasizes that clients know their own stories and brings that perspective into each session. This helps people feel heard while building on their existing strengths.

In sessions Sarah draws on approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Motivational Interviewing to address difficult memories and motivation for change. She talks through specific goals, helps people notice patterns, and practices small, achievable steps toward those goals. The focus is on what will make life feel more manageable right now.

Sarah also supports people facing challenges like body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, and feelings of emptiness or shame. She works with issues related to relationship problems, infidelity, substance concerns, and domestic violence when those topics come up in individual work.

Her style is direct and compassionate. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability, using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Online approaches for trauma and motivation

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a therapy that helps people process painful memories. It uses guided attention to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and can be helpful for trauma and abuse related symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people find their own reasons for change and build the motivation to act on those goals. It is often used for issues like substance concerns, behavior change, and readiness to try new coping strategies.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and current needs and then recommend how to proceed. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time and remain a collaborative process.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets clients send updates or reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.