Sarah Spurling, LCSW

Sarah Spurling is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or low on motivation. She meets adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, and questions about identity. Her approach aims to create a calm, steady place to talk without pressure to change immediately.

Sarah’s style is relational and supportive. She focuses on building trust so clients can drop masking and speak honestly. Sessions are aimed at understanding what matters to the person, learning coping tools that fit daily life, and finding ways to feel more grounded over time.

She uses practical therapies in the room, including cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and acceptance-based strategies to live by personal values. Dialectical skills are offered for emotion regulation and grounding strategies for trauma-related distress.

Sarah has three years of practice as an LCSW, and she works with autistic adults and people exploring a later-in-life diagnosis. She also leads autism support groups in addition to individual sessions.

People can expect conversations about patterns that keep them stuck, experiments to try between sessions, and pacing that respects readiness to change. Her focus areas include stress, grief, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, and a range of attachment and identity issues.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It is often useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce distress and change behavior. It can help with anxious thinking and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be helpful after trauma or during periods of overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit their life. Sessions may blend techniques so people learn skills and also get space to process feelings and identity questions.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats and scheduling can vary. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use tools like worksheets and in-session coaching from wherever they are, helping therapy fit into everyday routines rather than interrupting them.