Sarah Hershey, LISW - Therapist in Ohio

About Sarah

Sarah Hershey is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio with 18 years of professional experience. She offers straightforward, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting concerns. Her approach aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and clear.

She creates a calm space where clients can talk about what matters most. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what clients want to change.

Background and approach

She listens closely and helps name patterns that get in the way of daily life. Sarah uses practical, evidence-informed tools to help people cope. That can include learning new ways to respond to strong emotions, practicing different thinking habits, and building everyday routines that reduce overwhelm.

Sessions move at a client’s pace and emphasize skills that are useful between appointments. Family and parenting concerns are a common focus, and Sarah brings attention to how relationships shape stress and healing. She addresses issues like communication problems, attachment concerns, and transitions such as separation or divorce when they come up in a client’s story.

Her work also covers mood and impulse-related challenges, body image and eating concerns, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Sarah combines acceptance-based strategies, mindfulness, and more active problem-solving depending on each person’s needs.

Practical approaches for online family and parenting support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on values-based action. It can be useful for managing anxiety, depression, or stuck patterns that affect daily life and relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens closely and supports each person’s pace and choices, which helps when someone needs empathy and space to explore difficult feelings.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. Sarah discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals, preferences, and how the work is going. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats let people fit sessions around caregiving, work, and busy schedules while keeping continuity of care. Therapists can use brief messages for check-ins, longer video or phone time for deeper conversations, and chat or text for work between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

Sarah supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting concerns along with many related issues such as self-esteem, anger, eating concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

How would she describe her therapy style?

She keeps sessions practical and down-to-earth, combining listening with concrete tools like mindfulness, acceptance strategies, and cognitive techniques to help people manage feelings and patterns.

What is her background and experience?

She holds a LISW credential and has 18 years of professional experience working with clients on a range of emotional and relational challenges.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio with credential OH LISW I.2204058.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.

How do fees and payment 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?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Ohio
Languages: English

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