Sarah Gillespie , MI Psychologist 6301013150

Sarah Gillespie is a Michigan psychologist who brings 26 years of clinical work to each session. She focuses on helping people move past obstacles and reach practical goals. Her style is direct, supportive, and compassionate.

She uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach that helps people identify what already works for them. From there she and the client set realistic steps toward better mood, improved confidence, or clearer career direction. Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused rather than long on theory.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are part of her toolbox when people are coping with anxiety, panic, depression, or trouble sleeping. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy often guide conversations about addiction, behavior change, or life transitions. She explains techniques plainly and practices skills together in session.

Her experience includes work with stress, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship difficulties, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues including gender dysphoria, LGBT concerns, substance use, and workplace stress. Women seeking help with life changes and identity issues are among the topics she lists as an area of focus.

Sarah aims to be practical and respectful during treatment. She offers feedback when asked, helps problem-solve obstacles, and celebrates progress. Her goal is to help each person find steps that fit their life and lead to tangible improvements.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on what the client already does well. In practice this means sessions emphasize understanding the person's perspective and shaping goals around their strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them; it is often used for depression, anxiety, panic, and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try approaches that match the client's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adjust techniques over time so the plan stays useful and relevant.

Online formats offer a range of practical benefits. Video calls give face-to-face interaction for skill practice and detailed conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or a flexible way to stay engaged when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same evidence-informed approaches discussed in sessions.