Sarah Johnson, LCSW

Sarah Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Mississippi with six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She creates a welcoming space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgement. She emphasizes respect and compassion in every session.

Her style is relaxed and down-to-earth. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, with straightforward conversations about goals and next steps. She draws on practical tools instead of jargon so clients can use what they learn outside of sessions.

Sarah blends several approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. She uses client-centered techniques to follow a person’s lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to strengthen their reasons for change, and Trauma-Focused methods are used when past events are getting in the way.

She also addresses a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver strain, body image, and challenges tied to aging. She is familiar with situations involving domestic violence, divorce, and blended family stress.

Sessions focus on practical problem solving and building coping skills. Sarah works with each person to set small, doable goals and track progress over time. To begin, clients follow the site’s Start Therapy steps to match and schedule with her.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Sarah commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and letting the client lead the pace and topics of sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, provides concrete tools for identifying thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or low mood and for practicing new ways of responding.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. This means checking in about what is or isn’t helpful and adjusting the plan over time so sessions feel useful and relevant.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue care across life changes while using tools from CBT and client-centered work in real time. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions to match the client’s schedule and therapeutic goals.