Sarah Hershey, LISW

Sarah Hershey is an Ohio licensed independent social worker with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and parenting challenges. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and everyday habits can be talked through and new patterns practiced.

Her work focuses on what happens day to day - how thoughts, routines, and reactions shape feelings. She uses approaches that encourage noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and learning small changes that add up. Sessions are practical and focused on skills people can use between visits.

People often come for help with relationship strain, family problems, communication breakdowns, or coping after loss. Others seek support for mood disorders, eating concerns, anger, or the tiredness that comes from compassion fatigue and life transitions. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment, and codependency in direct, understandable terms.

Sarah blends acceptance-based work with cognitive strategies and emotionally focused methods. She values collaboration and helps each person choose tools that fit their goals. Expect a warm, straightforward style and concrete steps to try between sessions.

She practices in Ohio and conducts sessions in English. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments according to her availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where old habits hold someone back. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to try different responses and reduce distress. It often helps with mood disorders, anxiety, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions in close relationships and improving communication, which can ease relationship and attachment struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That might mean blending ACT, CBT, and emotionally focused techniques across sessions to match the problem at hand.

Confirm the specific online session formats when you sign up, since the biography does not list formats explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, scheduling shorter check-ins during a work break or choosing a phone call when video isn't convenient. It also lets people keep continuity of care after a move or during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.