About Sarah
Sarah Contor meets people where they are and helps them take manageable steps forward. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction. She also supports people dealing with attention challenges, impulsivity, loneliness, caregiver strain, and communication problems.
Sarah is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in New Jersey and brings nine years of experience to her work. Her approach is straightforward and practical.
Background and approach
Sessions center on what is causing the most difficulty right now and on small skills that can be used between visits. Sarah uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, mindfulness, and skills for handling intense urges or impulses. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation, with attention to pacing and what feels doable.
Sarah emphasizes clear goals and steps so progress is easy to see. She aims to create a calm, respectful space for difficult topics. Therapy can include short skill practice, problem-solving around daily challenges, and working through feelings tied to loss or addiction.
Communication habits and caregiver stress are addressed with practical strategies to reduce overwhelm. The work often focuses on building better routines and clearer boundaries. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.
Sarah offers phone sessions, video calls, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
DBT-Informed Care and Online Options
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is a skills-focused approach that teaches concrete tools for managing intense emotions and strong urges. It helps people learn emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness skills that can reduce impulsive actions and overwhelming feelings.In online sessions these DBT strategies are broken into short practices and real-life skills to try between meetings. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which skills to practice first and will adjust the pace based on what is useful. This helps match the approach to each persons goals and daily routines.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face discussion, phone sessions when a lighter bandwidth option is needed, live chat for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, use brief skill coaching during a tough moment, or choose a format that feels most comfortable. Licensed professionals can guide the selection so the format and techniques fit the clients needs.
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English