Sarah Steingiser , LCSW

Sarah Steingiser is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, grief, body image struggles, and issues linked to ADHD. Her style is warm, interactive, and focused on respectful, nonjudgmental care.

Sarah draws on straightforward, practical approaches. Sessions aim to identify concrete steps and coping skills that fit daily life. She uses client-centered listening to understand what matters most, and blends cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness tools to address unhelpful thoughts and strong emotions.

Her background includes work across outpatient care, child welfare, addiction treatment, nursing homes, and extended day programs for children. That mix of settings shaped a flexible approach to common problems like trauma, family conflict, and caregiver stress. She has six years of professional experience as an LCSW.

In a session, conversations are tailored to the person in front of her. Expect a collaborative plan with practical strategies and short-term goals. Sarah does not rely on labels; she focuses on what will help you feel steadier and more in control.

She encourages people who want more balance and resilience to reach out. The aim is to support gradual change, build coping skills, and strengthen relationships and self-worth over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your priorities. The therapist follows your lead and shapes sessions around what matters most to you, which can help with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and parenting stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies patterns of thinking that add to anxiety and depression. It teaches practical strategies to test and change unhelpful thoughts and to build new behaviors, useful for stress, mood challenges, and impulsivity.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It can help with rumination, emotional overwhelm, and compassion fatigue by training gentle awareness of thoughts and sensations.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different techniques to find what helps most. Plans are adjusted as you progress, and clients are involved in deciding what to try next.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how you connect. Video calls replicate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or busy schedules while using the therapeutic approaches described above.