About Sarah
Sarah Claridge is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who offers steady, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She works in a warm, nonjudgmental way and helps clients find clear steps forward when life feels overwhelming. She draws on client-centered work to build a respectful relationship.
Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and how they want to live. Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and habits, and Solution-Focused methods to set small, doable goals.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are used to help people stay grounded in the moment. Motivational Interviewing is brought in when someone is unsure or stuck about change. Together these approaches are used to address trauma, substance concerns, mood disorders, relationship strain, and work-related stress.
Sarah has 14 years of clinical experience as an Ohio LISW. She has supported people dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, anger, codependency, and a wide range of mood and anxiety concerns. Her practice also addresses more specific struggles like obsessive-compulsive patterns, panic attacks, and process addictions.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical. Sarah helps clients clarify goals, practice new skills, and track progress over time. Her focus is on achievable changes that fit a person's daily life and values.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people clarify values and goals so they can make meaningful changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. It teaches straightforward tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, and panic symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see and hear one another for deeper connection. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when someone needs more frequent touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic approaches you would expect in person.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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