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Sarah Bent, LCSW
Indiana
LCSW - mood and trauma-focused care
See online therapy options- CBT-based tools
- Mindfulness practices
- Trauma-focused methods
About Sarah
Sarah Bent is an LCSW with eight years of clinical experience licensed in Indiana and Maine. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, and depression. She works with adults who are dealing with mood challenges, overwhelming stress, or the aftereffects of trauma.
She uses concrete, skills-based work to help people notice thought patterns and change unhelpful habits. Sessions often involve practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, alongside client-centered conversation and mindfulness skills. Trauma-focused methods are used when addressing painful memories or ongoing effects of past harm.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Sarah helps people break problems into smaller steps, try new ways of responding, and track what does and does not help. She also pays attention to how long-term health issues, caregiving roles, and aging concerns affect daily life and mood.
Her background includes work with people facing chronic pain, caregiver stress, end-of-life concerns, and cultural or identity-related difficulties. She offers approaches that address panic, mood disorders, personality concerns, feelings of emptiness, and family-related communication problems.
Sarah provides care in English and works within the scope of her LCSW credential. For next steps, prospective clients follow the site's matching and scheduling flow to arrange an initial appointment.
How Sarah integrates CBT, client-centered work, and mindfulness online
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thought patterns and test small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood. CBT here means practical exercises, brief experiments, and tracking what helps between sessions.She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting to clarify values and goals. That approach helps people identify what matters to them before choosing specific skills to practice. Mindfulness therapy is used to build present-moment awareness and steady attention, which can lower reactivity and support coping with stress or chronic illness.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adjusting plans as progress is observed.
Session formats are not specified in the original information, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like worksheets, brief skills practice, and guided mindfulness to work well across different session arrangements.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Indiana, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, and depression, plus related issues such as panic attacks and mood disorders.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She applies CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to practice alternative responses through structured exercises and tracking.
What is her clinical experience?
She has eight years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana and Maine and practices from Indiana for the directory listing.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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