Profile / United States
Sarah Wall, LCSW
New York
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Depression
See online therapy options- CBT and DBT informed
- Messaging and live chat
- 20 years experience
About Sarah
Sarah Wall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, sleep problems, anger, and intimacy-related issues.
Sarah uses practical, problem-focused methods to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with client-centered and dialectical behavior approaches. Sessions are conversational and focused onable steps that can fit into daily life.
She has worked in counseling, clinical social work, psychotherapy, and school social work settings. That background informs how she supports people who are coping with life changes, grief, separation and divorce, codependency, and communication problems.
In sessions she mixes skills training, short-term goal-setting, and motivational interviewing to address avoidance, low mood, and problems with impulse control. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused methods appear when they help people manage intense emotions or plan next steps.
Sarah offers messaging and live chat formats for her work. That model is designed for frequent check-ins and skill practice between sessions. People are asked to use the matching and scheduling steps provided on the site to begin and set up a first appointment.
How Sarah uses structured approaches in online work
Sarah commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that worsen anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful habits. CBT focuses on concrete exercises and small behavior changes that can be practiced between check-ins.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy methods to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT-style skills are useful when feelings become overwhelming or when impulsive behaviors cause problems.
Client-centered techniques are part of how she listens and organizes sessions. That approach keeps the work focused on each person’s goals and preferences while other methods supply the structure and tools.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Sarah will work with each person to choose which methods to try first and will adjust based on how those tools fit with a client’s needs and daily routine.
She offers messaging and live chat formats as part of her practice. These formats can make it easier to check in more often, practice skills between sessions, and fit brief therapy moments into a busy day. If you need a different format, confirm the available session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, sleep issues, anger, and intimacy-related problems.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice alternative responses. Those techniques are paired with skills work to change everyday habits.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in counseling, clinical social work, psychotherapy, and school social work, and holds a Master’s in Social Work from Syracuse University.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She offers messaging and live chat sessions only. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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