About Sarah
Sarah Garlick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of practice. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Sarah helps clients learn practical skills for everyday life, such as coping with sleep problems, managing anger, and improving self-esteem.
She trained at Boston University and has worked in program settings and independent practice. That variety gave her experience with many backgrounds and life situations.
Background and approach
She draws on straightforward approaches rather than jargon, and keeps sessions focused on what matters most to the person in front of her. Sarah aims to build a trusting relationship first. In a calm, supportive space she and the client set clear goals together.
She uses concrete tools from cognitive behavioral methods and solution-focused work to address current problems and prevent future setbacks. Her practice also integrates attachment-based and mindfulness ideas to help people notice patterns and respond differently in relationships and daily life. Sessions typically include skill teaching, practical problem solving, and time to process emotions when needed.
Clients often seek her help for parenting and co-parenting strain, trauma recovery, insomnia, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She adjusts her approach based on each person’s needs and prefers a collaborative style that centers the client’s priorities.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people notice repeating interaction styles and learn safer ways to relate and ask for support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior that fuel anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text-based messaging supports ongoing connection and skill practice between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other life demands while working toward clear goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English