About Sara
Sara Scruggs is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Illinois with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing family challenges and low self-esteem. Sara aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people navigating change or burnout.
She uses a few practical methods to guide sessions. Sara listens first to learn what matters most, then helps set clear goals.
How Sara works
She blends talking, skill practice, and short exercises so clients can try new ways of coping between meetings. Sara works with common life problems like attachment concerns, blended family issues, and workplace stress. She also helps with guilt, shame, forgiveness, jealousy, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Sessions often focus on small steps that build confidence and reduce reactivity. Her style is warm and direct. She helps people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and track progress.
Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to calm the body and move toward concrete change. People who want clear guidance and practical tools tend to find this approach helpful. Sara supports clients through transitions, compassion fatigue, and repeated stressors by offering steady feedback and workable strategies.
Sara lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Sara works with
The areas below are the ones Sara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's priorities. A therapist using this approach offers empathy and reflection to help people name their concerns and choose next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change them. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and workplace or relationship patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Sessions may start with one approach and shift over time as progress and priorities change.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video works well for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and keep momentum when schedules are tight.
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