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Sara Scott, LCSW

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Sara

Sara Scott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 26 years of clinical experience who centers her work on evidence-informed approaches to support people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She emphasizes empowering clients to move toward the life they want by combining practical skills and compassionate listening. Her training includes cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and acceptance-based methods that inform a tailored, goal-focused process.

Throughout a varied career in nonprofits, hospitals, prisons, and schools, she has worked with individuals, couples, and groups and has developed expertise in areas such as addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, parenting challenges, and intimate relationship issues.

Sara earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Columbia College and an MSW from Saint Louis University, and she maintains active licensure in Missouri (MO LCSW 2010007959). Her approach aims to create an authentic, individualized therapeutic experience that helps clients build skills, increase self-understanding, and navigate life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care



Sara uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to support values-based living and acceptance strategies for persistent emotional pain, which can be helpful for grief, chronic stress, and mood challenges.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and needs, and adjusts techniques over time to improve alignment and progress.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These formats allow clients to engage from their everyday environments, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use different communication styles as needed while maintaining regular therapeutic continuity.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
Sara works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related challenges. Additional focus areas include family conflict, parenting, bipolar disorder, and life transitions.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The practice draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered principles, and mindfulness to create a practical, skills-oriented process that also honors each person’s experience.
What is her professional background and experience?
She brings 26 years of clinical experience and has worked across settings such as nonprofits, hospitals, prisons, and schools, providing individual, couple, and group counseling.
Where is the therapist licensed and what are her credentials?
The clinician is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Missouri with license number MO LCSW 2010007959 and holds an MSW from Saint Louis University.
Does she provide services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are available in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for appointments?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English

What Sara can help with

Sara Scott works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger management, and depression.

Sara has experience in counseling couples and individuals (adults and children).

How Sara approaches therapy

Sara's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Sara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri.