Sarah (she/her) Smith , LCSW

Sarah Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She works with adults who are facing relationship strain, career shifts, parenting challenges, addictions, or questions about self worth. Sarah uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people move forward one step at a time.

Her work centers on the relationship between therapist and client. She believes trust and a comfortable rapport make therapy useful, so she spends time getting to know each person's story and strengths. Sessions often include gentle humor and real-life examples to keep things grounded.

Sarah draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships affect current behavior. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people spot patterns of thinking that get in the way, and solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term goals. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change.

She offers practical interventions such as grief-focused work, role play for communication practice, stress and crisis management, and trauma-informed care. Clients who find faith or spirituality helpful may bring those resources into the work as part of treatment.

Sessions are available in English and Haitian Creole. Sarah practices in Connecticut as an LCSW and supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image, caregiver stress, immigration-related concerns, and a wide range of family-of-origin issues.

Starting therapy is framed as a process that builds on small steps. Sarah aims to help people recognize strengths, try new coping skills, and make steady progress toward goals.

How attachment work and CBT translate to online care

Sarah often uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current responses, which can help with relationship stress, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. These approaches can be adapted to remote formats so clients can practice skills between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and pace. She checks in about what feels useful and shifts strategies when progress stalls so the plan stays practical and client-centered.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows flexibility around work, caregiving, and travel. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and role play, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be convenient for quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working toward clear goals.