Sarah Hershey

Sarah Hershey is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with 18 years of professional experience in Ohio. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the strain of parenting. She works to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.

Sarah keeps conversations direct and easy to follow. She focuses on what is happening now and what can be changed next. Sessions are a place to talk through hard feelings, notice patterns, and practice different ways of coping. The goal is to find clearer thinking and small, steady shifts that make daily life feel easier.

Her background includes work with mood disorders, grief, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue. Sarah also supports people dealing with relationship and family stresses, attachment and abandonment worries, body image issues, and problems with control and impulsivity. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the work to each person's needs.

Sarah blends Trauma-Focused Therapy with approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally focused methods, and client-centered listening. That mix allows for practical skills training alongside space to process painful experiences. She emphasizes collaboration and clear goals so clients know what to expect.

People who come to Sarah can expect steady, straightforward support. She helps clients identify priorities, try new strategies between sessions, and track progress over time. To begin, follow the site's steps to match and schedule a first appointment.

How these approaches translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on helping people process painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable. In practice this means naming what happened, learning ways to cope with upsetting memories, and building skills to feel steadier day to day. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match personal values. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can make their own sense of things and decide next steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah treats the selection of methods as a collaborative process that depends on the client's goals, what has or hasn’t helped before, and practical needs. She will talk through options and invite feedback so the plan fits how a person wants to live and change.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can be done between other obligations. Licensed professionals can adapt trauma-focused and skills-based work to an online setting while keeping the pace appropriate for each person.