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Sabrina Heller, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Calm, practical support for anxiety and stress

19 years in practice · based in Pennsylvania · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Sabrina

Sabrina Heller is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress. She brings 19 years of experience and a calm, practical approach to conversations about hard moments. She starts by listening to each person’s story and noticing strengths they already have.

Her work is straightforward and collaborative. She uses evidence-informed approaches like acceptance and commitment methods, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and skills drawn from dialectical behavior ideas.

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Background and approach

Sessions often focus on clearer thinking, building coping skills, and making values-based choices that feel meaningful. Common areas she addresses include trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and issues related to LGBTQ experiences. She also helps with social anxiety, guilt and shame, sexuality concerns, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

Sabrina keeps the work practical - identifying small steps people can try between sessions. Sabrina is licensed in Pennsylvania. Her credentials include Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW and LCSW-C, which are noted along with her state licensure.

She conducts sessions in English and does not work with international clients. People connect with her when they want steady support and clear tools to handle distress. She aims to help people move toward a life that matches their values while reducing the interference of anxiety and stress.

How therapeutic approaches work online with Sabrina

Sabrina commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then move toward actions that match their values, which can reduce the hold of anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to change how someone feels and functions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She talks with people about their goals and what feels useful, then adjusts techniques to fit each person. This collaborative exploration helps match methods to the problem at hand and the client's personal style.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when that helps progress. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send thoughts between appointments and get steady, ongoing contact when that fits their routine. These options support scheduling around work, school, or caregiving commitments and make it easier to keep consistent work on anxiety and stress.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Sabrina help address?
Sabrina works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also supports issues related to LGBT matters, self-esteem, sexuality, social anxiety and phobia, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue.
What is Sabrina's therapy style?
Her sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps clients try practical tools and small behavior changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and offering ongoing therapeutic support.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
Sabrina holds LCSW and LCSW-C credentials and is licensed in Pennsylvania.
In what language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
19 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland
Languages
English

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