Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Coaching
How Sarah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MI Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sarah
Sarah Gillespie is a Michigan-based MI Psychologist with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Her style is direct and supportive while staying compassionate and non-judgmental.
She takes a client-centered approach that begins with listening and learning what matters most to each person. Then she helps set clear, realistic goals and uses practical strategies to reach them. Many sessions include skill-building for emotion regulation, coping with stress, and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Sarah also draws on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods to address patterns that keep people stuck. Those approaches are used in plain terms to help with mood, sleep, and relationship difficulties. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are added when clients want short-term coaching or help moving through decisions.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also has experience with autism and Asperger syndrome, first responder issues, gender dysphoria, hoarding, and end-of-life matters. Sessions are offered in English and are arranged from Michigan.
Sarah aims to help people use their strengths to solve problems and reach goals. She provides feedback when requested and helps clients celebrate progress. The process is collaborative and practical, focused on what works next.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 practical therapies translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and tailoring the work to each person's goals. In an online session this means starting from your priorities and shaping sessions around what you want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; online CBT often includes short exercises and homework between sessions to practice new skills.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust over time. That way you and the therapist can find the mix of techniques that helps you manage anger, reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or meet other goals.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or busy schedules. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct, supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental. She focuses on practical skill-building and clear goals suited to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience as a psychologist working with a wide variety of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is listed as MI Psychologist 6301013150 and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.