About Sarah
Sarah Bonnette is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Independent Social Worker with 20 years of practice in Ohio. She listens carefully and takes a down-to-earth approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, and career concerns. Sarah focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than jargon-heavy explanations.
She draws on client-centered methods to make sessions feel respectful and collaborative. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot patterns of thought and behavior and try small, testable changes.
How Sarah works
Solution-focused ideas help people identify what’s already working and build from there. Sarah has worked with people affected by adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, intellectual disability, and hearing impairment. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, first responder stress, domestic violence, and the fallout of natural or human-caused disasters.
Her background includes long experience with family of origin issues and parenting strain. In session she stays practical and strengths-based. Conversations aim to create clear next steps, reduce overwhelm, and restore a sense of control.
She encourages people to use their own insights and bring them into action. Sarah offers online formats that let clients fit support into busy lives. She works in English and practices from her Ohio license credentials: ME LCSW and OH LISW.
Sarah lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Sarah uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's concerns guide each session. This helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is offered to identify unhelpful thinking and test small changes in behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when clients want practical tools to try between sessions.
Finding the right method is a team effort. She will work with each person to choose and adapt approaches based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful in practice. Plans are adjusted as needs change so work stays relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit everyday life. Video lets people work face to face from different places, phone can be a quick check-in without video, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to build therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines.
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