Sarah Lamie

Sarah Lamie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 18 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Sarah focuses on practical support for those asking what comes next and for adults trying to find direction after a change.

She uses client-centered work to listen first and follow the person's concerns. Sarah also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are part of how she helps people regain momentum when motivation feels low.

Sessions tend to focus on clear, short-term goals. Clients and Sarah set small steps to try between meetings and then review what worked. She encourages straightforward talk about real-life problems like caregiving strain, chronic illness, isolation, or questions about life purpose.

Sarah has experience supporting adults dealing with aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, chronic pain and disability, traumatic brain injury, and young adult issues. She also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, impulsivity, and women’s issues.

People can expect focused conversations about next steps rather than long, abstract explanations. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s match process and schedule an initial session to see if her practical style fits their needs.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Sarah often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Client-centered work means the conversation begins with what the person brings and follows their priorities. CBT helps identify thought and behavior patterns and then tests small changes to see what helps. Mindfulness offers simple practices to calm attention and reduce reactivity, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood.

Finding the right fit is part of the work. She will talk with clients about goals and preferences and choose or adapt methods together. That collaborative planning includes checking what feels useful and adjusting techniques as progress is reviewed.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find that doing sessions from their own day-to-day setting helps apply changes directly to real life, and Sarah aims to shape appointments to fit a client's schedule and needs.