About Sarah
Sarah Johnston Margarida is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She guides clients through practical steps to cope with grief, career shifts, and substance concerns. Her tone is calm and direct, aimed at people who want clear next steps.
In sessions she focuses on what a person needs right now. She uses listening and guided conversation to uncover patterns that cause stuck feelings.
Background and approach
Together with the client she sets small goals and tracks progress between meetings. Her work draws on client-centered methods and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, so conversations move between understanding emotions and trying new behaviors. She also uses mindfulness tools to reduce immediate overwhelm and motivational interviewing when people are weighing change.
Sarah has five years of experience and holds an LCSW in Maryland and Texas. That background informs how she blends practical skills with empathetic support. She aims to help people build routines that feel doable.
Sessions can address a broad range of concerns such as attachment issues, communication problems, eating and body image struggles, caregiver stress, and addiction-related challenges. The focus is on helping an individual develop clearer choices and manageable strategies for daily life. People who prefer straightforward guidance, step-by-step planning, and a collaborative approach often find her style useful.
Sarah works in English and offers several online formats to fit different schedules.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage anxiety and stress. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which is useful for changing routines and reducing worry. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower immediate overwhelm and bring clearer focus during stressful moments.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes the person's own goals and pace. Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try strategies that fit their needs in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more convenient. Video works well for longer conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick, regular contact between scheduled meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between visits.
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What this therapist works with
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- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Washington, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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