Sarah (she/her) Smith, LCSW

Sarah (she/her) Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience supporting people through relationship strain, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She uses a warm, collaborative style and believes clients are the experts in their own stories. Sarah aims to help people find practical steps forward while honoring their values and strengths.

She centers the therapeutic relationship and builds trust over time. That relationship guides how treatment unfolds and which strategies are most useful. Sessions can include a mix of conversation, role play, and practical skills practice to improve communication and coping.

Sarah draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people challenge unhelpful thoughts and develop new habits. She also uses attachment-based perspectives to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work help clients set realistic goals and stay motivated between sessions.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, addiction, body image, and career difficulties. She welcomes discussion of faith, religion, or spirituality when clients want to include those resources in their work.

Sessions are offered in English and Haitian Creole for people in Connecticut. Sarah encourages people to take the first step and complete the initial questionnaire to begin matching and scheduling.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how they influence current reactions. Online sessions can use this lens to help people notice connection habits and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client’s pace. In remote sessions this means conversations that prioritize what matters most to the client and build trust through consistent, empathic contact.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change them. CBT fits well with online work because homework, thought records, and skills practice can be reviewed between meetings and adjusted over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining attachment perspectives with CBT tasks or using motivational interviewing to boost readiness for change.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to share worksheets and resources during or after a session so work can continue between appointments.