About Sarah
Sarah Gregg is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon with more than 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage trauma, abuse, parenting stress, self-esteem struggles, and the burnout that comes from caregiving and demanding jobs. Sarah works in English and aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people facing chronic illness and recovery after bariatric surgery.
How Sarah works
She also supports those coping with major life changes and body image concerns. This experience informs a practical, down-to-earth approach to care. In sessions she listens first and follows the client’s pace.
She uses relationship-focused ideas to understand how early connections affect current patterns. She also draws on trauma-focused methods to help people process painful events and reduce their hold on daily life. Sarah blends motivational and solution-focused techniques to set clear, doable goals.
That makes therapy feel actionable and useful for everyday problems. She helps people identify small steps that fit their routines and values. People describe working with her as collaborative and steady when facing uncertainty.
She encourages questions about the process and about the different ways they can meet goals. If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the initial steps to connect and schedule sessions.
Sarah lists 5 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.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-based work centers on how early relationships shape current feelings and behavior. In practice this means talking about important connections and noticing patterns that repeat in relationships, which can help reduce shame and improve closeness.Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the client’s lead. It helps people feel heard and encourages them to set the pace for change and self-exploration.
Trauma-focused therapy offers tools to process painful memories and reduce their impact on daily life. This approach is used for post-traumatic stress, sexual assault, and other experiences that continue to cause distress.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try first and how to adjust over time.
Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when a shorter interaction fits into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, and medical schedules.
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A practical next step
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