Sarika Griffin, LCSW, LISW

Sarika Griffin is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, and life transitions. She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Nebraska. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people make small, practical changes that add up over time.

She focuses on relationship dynamics, healing from abuse, stress, anxiety, and issues with self-esteem. Sarika pays attention to how culture and identity shape experience, and she works with people from diverse backgrounds. She also addresses substance use concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions often look like clear goal-setting, gentle exploration of past hurts, and learning tools to cope in the moment. She uses methods that focus on attachment, the person in front of her, and changing thoughts and behaviors when those get in the way. Motivational techniques and solution-focused steps are woven in to help people move forward when they feel stuck.

Sarika draws on eight years of clinical experience across different settings. She aims to make therapy practical and relatable so busy people can use what they learn between sessions. Her work is grounded in respect for each person’s story and cultural context.

People who seek her support often want help with intimacy-related concerns, family-of-origin problems, codependency, and rebuilding after trauma. She encourages realistic pacing so progress fits into everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and intimacy. Online sessions can explore these patterns through conversation and reflective exercises to help people notice and change repeating cycles.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and supporting a person’s own goals and values. In virtual sessions this often looks like guided conversations that let the person set the pace and focus on what matters most to them.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. It is practical and skill-based, so online appointments commonly include homework, thought records, and short behavioral experiments between meetings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that match those needs. That process is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and make follow-up or brief check-ins easier to manage. Others appreciate that skill practice and worksheets can be shared electronically to use between sessions.