Sarah Garlick

Sarah Garlick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 18 years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma, and related concerns. She aims to build a trusting space where clients can talk honestly and begin to make small changes that matter.

She trained at Boston University and has provided care in both program settings and private practice. That range of experience means she is used to meeting people at different starting points and pacing work to each person’s needs.

Her style is collaborative and practical. She teaches concrete skills to help with sleep problems, anxiety, and addictive behaviors, and she helps people face life transitions and work through trauma effects. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are a primary tool, and she combines those with attachment-based ideas and solution-focused steps when useful.

Sessions also draw on mindfulness practices to help calm the body and steady attention. The therapist emphasizes building confidence and coping strategies that people can use outside of sessions. The overall goal is to reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning.

People often come for help with parenting stress, relationship strain, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Sarah aims to tailor each plan to the person in front of her and to equip them with skills they can rely on going forward.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based ideas emphasize the relationship between therapist and client, and focus on building trust and understanding how past connections affect current feelings and reactions. This helps people who struggle with relationships, self-esteem, and patterns of anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management. Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention and breathing practices to help reduce reactivity and increase calm in everyday moments.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Session format details are not specified in the provided biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so people can use breaks at work or between activities. Licensed professionals can guide how to structure sessions so skills practice and problem solving happen in ways that suit each person’s routine.