Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Sarah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sarah
Sarah Bishop is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience helping people navigate big, painful problems. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, and challenges at work or during life transitions. Sarah emphasizes respectful, compassionate care and meets people where they are.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps. She adapts techniques to match each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a mix of skill-building, problem-solving, and reflective conversation. Sarah regularly uses cognitive behavioral methods to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and actions. She also draws on dialectical behavior strategies for emotion regulation and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
Solution-focused techniques help set short-term goals and track progress. Her background includes work with trauma, abuse, mood disorders such as bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation, and co-occurring substance use concerns. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, sexual and kink-related matters, gender dysphoria, and serious illness or end-of-life concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted from New York. Sarah tailors session length and methods to what each person needs, whether the focus is coping skills, relapse prevention, communication practice, or grief processing. She encourages small steps and regular check-ins to measure change.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sarah's practice.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How listed approaches translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to your priorities. The therapist follows the conversation you bring, helping you identify what matters most and shaping sessions around those goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and change unhelpful behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try methods that fit their needs and goals. Together you can adjust the plan if a technique isn’t helping or if priorities change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions more flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and skills practice with visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options let people keep momentum even when schedules are tight or travel makes in-person appointments difficult.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, stress, and coping with life changes, plus related relationship and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical, focusing on clear goals, skill building, and short-term steps you can try between sessions.
What kind of clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience and has worked with trauma, mood disorders, substance use, and people facing serious illness or end-of-life concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an LCSW and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.