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Online therapist

Sarah Spiro

Compassionate, practical support for relationship challenges

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sarah

Sarah Spiro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on relationships, family, and intimacy-related challenges. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, career shifts, and major life transitions. Sarah aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through their concerns and move toward clearer choices.

Her style is practical and solution-focused while still making room for emotions. She listens first, then works with each person to set small, realistic steps.

Background and approach

Sarah emphasizes getting to know clients as individuals rather than relying on one-size-fits-all plans. Sarah brings 15 years of experience in social work and mental health settings. She completed a Bachelor of Science at Florida State University and a Master of Social Work at Barry University in Miami.

Those degrees support her clinical practice and real-world problem solving. Her additional focus areas include relationship topics such as communication problems, commitment and infidelity concerns, jealousy, money and financial stress, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics like polyamory. She also works with sexual concerns including kink, BDSM, and sexual dysfunction, and issues around codependency and self-love.

Sessions can be practical and goal-oriented, or more exploratory when people need space to process feelings. Sarah values patience and steady effort, and she stays alongside clients as they try new ways of relating and coping.

Therapeutic approaches and the convenience of online sessions

Sarah blends evidence-based techniques into a practical, solution-focused approach. That means sessions often start with identifying a clear goal and building small steps to reach it. This approach helps when people want concrete change around communication, commitment concerns, or stress management.

She also uses supportive, exploratory work to help people process feelings and understand patterns. This approach is useful for issues like anxiety, depression, sexual concerns, or codependency where understanding emotions and history matters as much as taking action.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Sarah collaborates with each person to choose what feels best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in about what is or isn't helping.

Online therapy makes this flexible care easier to access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when that is helpful, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging offer options for shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats make it simpler to fit sessions into busy lives, support ongoing momentum between meetings, and allow people in other locations to connect with a licensed professional in Florida.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family matters and intimacy-related issues. Other common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is solution-focused while also attending to emotions. She listens first, then helps set small, practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Sarah has 15 years of experience in social work and mental health settings. That background informs her practical, person-centered work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credential FL LCSW SW15258, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working together?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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