Sarah (she/her) Smith

Sarah Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with 14 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by focusing on life purpose, career doubts, stress, anxiety, grief, and changes that follow major life events. She works in English and Haitian Creole and uses practical conversation to identify next steps.

Sarah centers the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of her work. She builds trust over time and uses clear, direct talk to figure out what matters most. She often mixes family history, humor, and role play to make difficult topics easier to approach.

Her sessions draw on several approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to notice unhelpful thinking and test small changes. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns that shape choices and reactions. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques help people find and try concrete next steps when motivation feels low.

She also addresses trauma, grief work, and stress or crisis management with trauma-informed care. Communication and social skills building are included when relationship patterns or parenting stress get in the way of daily life. Sarah welcomes discussion of faith or spirituality when clients want that included.

Sessions are practical and paced to the client's needs. People often leave with short, doable actions to try between meetings. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current choices and reactions. Online sessions can help identify these patterns and try new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses clear exercises to test small changes between sessions. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters and convert doubts into practical steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration includes checking what works in virtual sessions and adjusting pace or techniques as needed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online appointments can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help people try new coping strategies and keep momentum between sessions.