About Sarah
Sarah McGrath is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people cope with anxiety and other stressful life events. She offers a calm, non-judgmental presence and practical strategies to manage intense feelings and day-to-day strain. She focuses on anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship difficulties.
She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, identity questions related to LGBT life, parenting strain, and career stress. Sessions aim to clarify goals and build steady skills for coping.
Background and approach
Her approach blends client-centered work with specific skill-based methods. That means conversations that follow the person’s concerns alongside tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques and emotion regulation skills are used to reduce overwhelm and improve focus.
Sarah brings six years of clinical experience and holds licenses as a Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She draws on that experience when tailoring plans to each person’s priorities. People can expect straightforward feedback and practical homework between meetings.
The pace is collaborative - goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made. Sessions prioritize what matters most in daily life and relationships.
Approaches for online anxiety and emotion work
Sarah blends client-centered care with skill-based approaches to help people manage anxiety and stressful life changes. Client-centered therapy means the conversation follows the person’s concerns and priorities, with the therapist offering empathy and reflection to help clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to help when feelings feel overwhelming and relationships are strained.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try practical techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process means clients help choose which methods fit their needs and daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues and longer conversation matter. Phone sessions can fit into busy days or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to share thoughts between appointments. These options let people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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