About Sarah
Sarah Johnston is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky with three years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family and parenting pressures, and self-esteem. She aims to make first steps feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
She brings a warm, client-centered style to sessions. That means she listens first and follows the person's pace. Conversations focus on what matters most right now and on practical steps a person can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Sarah also uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice patterns of thinking that increase worry or low mood. She pairs that with solution-focused techniques to set small goals and track progress. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
In cases where past events still cause distress, she draws on trauma-focused methods to help someone feel more grounded and in control of reactions. The aim is to build skills that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning over time. Sessions are intended to be collaborative.
Sarah works with each client to set goals and adapt methods to fit their life. Her approach keeps language simple, focuses on immediate concerns, and looks for clear, doable steps forward.
Approach-driven care online
Sarah blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused strategies. Client-centered work means sessions begin with listening and following what the person brings to the room, which helps set the pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or low mood and teaches practical experiments to change them. Solution-focused techniques narrow attention to small, achievable goals so progress is visible and steady.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there she suggests methods and adapts them as the work progresses so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face when convenient. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching possible between sessions. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping treatment focused and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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