About Sarah
Sarah Woodward is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She brings three years of hands-on experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. Sarah aims to create a calm, respectful space for people to talk through what feels hard right now.
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on practical strategies and clear goals rather than labels. She combines cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and dialectical approaches to fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
Sarah has worked with a wide range of concerns, including bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating issues, grief, and social anxiety. She also helps people dealing with family problems, loneliness, impulsivity, and seasonal mood shifts. Her background includes roles as a case manager and therapist, which shaped a practical, solution-oriented focus.
In sessions she often uses skills training, values-based work, and direct problem solving. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the next steps toward change. The therapist and client build a plan together and adjust it as needed.
Sarah encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready. She emphasizes respect, compassion, and nonjudgment in every session. The goal is to support steady progress toward clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and people wanting clearer priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, social fears, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving relationships through mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation work.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will review concerns, goals, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they will try techniques, track what helps, and shift focus as needed so the plan fits the person’s life and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations that support skills practice and feedback. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, homework support, or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent, fit sessions into a busy schedule, and practice new skills in everyday situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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