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Online therapist

Sarah Serluco

Support for stress, relationships, and parenting

Credentials
LCSW, CSW
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sarah

Sarah Serluco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and struggles with self-esteem. She works with people dealing with addictions, trauma, grief, sleep disturbances, and life transitions. Sarah also addresses intimacy concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to identity and LGBT matters.

Her tone is warm and straightforward, aiming to make a worried parent feel heard and understood from the first session.

Background and approach

Sarah keeps sessions practical and focused on small, useful steps. She draws on a strengths-based, solution-focused outlook that looks for what already works in a person’s life. Conversations aim to uncover patterns that keep someone stuck and then build new, manageable skills to change them.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s comfort level. With three years of clinical experience, Sarah blends tried approaches like cognitive-behavioral techniques and motivational strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and increase motivation for change. She also uses elements of dialectical skills and client-centered work to help clients regulate emotions and feel respected in sessions.

Her credential list includes LCSW and CSW, and her license is held in Georgia. Sarah offers multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

To begin, a prospective client uses the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on availability. Her approach emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes. She aims to help people build skills that fit daily life, whether the issue is parenting stress, relationship conflict, or managing anxiety.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Client-centered work focuses on listening and meeting a person where they are. It helps clients feel understood and sets a respectful tone for problem solving and skill building. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. These approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and parenting concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experiences, and daily routines to decide which methods to try first. Sessions can shift over time as needs change, and the therapist checks in regularly to make sure the plan fits the client’s life.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls offer a simpler option, and chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins or practicing skills between sessions. These flexible options help people continue steady work on stress, parenting problems, relationship issues, or coping with life changes without major travel or schedule disruption.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, addictions, trauma, sleep problems, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions focus on small steps, strengths, and finding what already helps while teaching new coping skills.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and behavior concerns, and uses personal life experience to inform a compassionate approach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW with the license GA LCSW CSW007759 and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and routines.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Costs vary depending on location and therapist availability.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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