Works with
How Sarah works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sarah
Sarah McGrath is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with six years of experience helping people work through strong emotions and life changes. She provides a supportive space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, relationships, and anger. Sarah aims to help people build practical tools and greater emotional balance.
She uses approaches that emphasize the person’s own goals and strengths. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing intense feelings, and setting small, achievable steps toward change.
Background and approach
Sarah also brings mindfulness skills into sessions to help with present-moment awareness and tension reduction. Her work includes support for people navigating LGBTQ life experiences, chronic illness, caregiver strain, and career transitions. She addresses issues like self-esteem, attachment concerns, and coping after loss in straightforward, practical ways.
Sarah helps people practice new responses to old patterns rather than just talking about problems. In therapy she blends client-centered conversation with evidence-based strategies such as cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas. That mix lets clients learn new thinking patterns and emotion regulation skills.
Sessions are collaborative, with an emphasis on the next steps a person can try between meetings. Sarah works from New Jersey and holds PA LCSW and NJ LCSW credentials. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step matches people to the right format and timing.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Approaches you can use online for emotion regulation
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience. In sessions the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the client set practical next steps. This approach works well when someone needs a respectful space to sort through feelings and priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. Sarah helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger. CBT often includes short exercises to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, known as DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and preventing impulsive reactions. Skills include distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication, which can be useful for someone struggling with frequent anger or relationship conflict.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and daily life. Together they adjust techniques over time based on what is helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video lets people work face to face, phone can be less bandwidth intensive, and text or chat can suit short check-ins or notes between meetings. These options make it easier to attend sessions from work breaks, while traveling, or when a quieter setting is needed.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Common concerns include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, relationship strain, and challenges related to LGBTQ life. Additional topics may include career issues, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy combines a client-centered approach with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions focus on skills, small steps, and real-life practice.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
Sarah McGrath has six years of clinical experience working with people facing emotional distress and life transitions. She emphasizes emotion regulation, communication, and building resilience.
Where is the therapist based and what credentials are held?
She practices from New Jersey and holds both a Pennsylvania Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and a New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.