About Sarah
Sarah Matas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience. She focuses on practical, grounded care that starts in the here and now. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and big life changes.
Her style centers on strengths and clear, usable tools. Sarah has spent much of her career working in hospice, medical home care, and long-term care. She has supported people dealing with chronic health issues, caregiver stress, and end-of-life decisions.
How Sarah works
That background gives her a steady approach when emotions feel overwhelming. In sessions she uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among other methods. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding.
Sessions are collaborative and focused on building practical skills you can use between appointments. Sarah also brings experience with relationship and family concerns, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and career stress. She works with issues related to aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and caregiver burnout.
She is familiar with challenges tied to isolation, midlife transitions, and mood or anxiety conditions. People meet with her by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Conversations aim to be straightforward and humane.
Her goal is to help each person move toward the better place they imagine for themselves.
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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as the expert in their life. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide which changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaboration means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better if bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people send short updates, handle brief problem-solving, or follow up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other obligations.
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