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Sarah Libby, LCSW

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Sarah

Sarah Libby is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience practicing in Florida and Maine. She draws on a broad clinical background to support people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and other life transitions.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring treatment to each person's needs and goals. She values creative methods and often incorporates art into therapy to deepen engagement and explore feelings in nonverbal ways, particularly when working with children, adolescents, and adults who benefit from expressive processes.

Sarah integrates evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral strategies and acceptance-focused work alongside attachment-informed perspectives and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and increase emotional awareness. Sarah aims to collaborate with clients to develop practical, individualized plans for change.

She encourages those taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life and supports them through the process of identifying priorities, practicing new skills, and adapting plans as needs evolve.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Sarah integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, develop practical coping skills, and clarify values to guide change. CBT focuses on skills and behavioral experiments to reduce distress and improve functioning, while ACT emphasizes willingness to experience difficult thoughts and feelings in service of valued action.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to explore relational patterns and how early connections shape current responses to stress and intimacy. That perspective can be helpful for people working on communication, trust, and emotional closeness within relationships. Together these approaches offer both skill-building and deeper relational understanding to address issues like anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and adjustment to life changes.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to consider goals, preferences, and what techniques feel most useful, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from home. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support while tailoring session format to what works best for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sarah commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting difficulties, grief, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and life transitions.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and compassionate, blending creative techniques with structured, evidence-based strategies to meet each client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of professional experience supporting clients in varied settings and across a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and Maine with license numbers FL LCSW SW20978 and ME LCSW LC5828, and she practices in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Maine, Florida

Languages

English