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Sarah VanderZanden, LCSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Sarah

Sarah VanderZanden is a Texas-licensed clinical social worker with a decade of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and other life challenges.

Background and approach

She approaches work from a stance that recognizes each person as the primary expert on their own life, building on strengths to address issues such as depression, grief, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, and ADHD. Her practice also includes a range of additional focus areas like attachment and communication difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and complex co-morbid presentations.

Using collaborative, client-centered methods, she supports people through transitions and difficult choices while attending to the emotional and practical elements of change. Sarah blends evidence-informed approaches to meet goals related to career, parenting, LGBTQ issues, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.

She aims to make the first steps toward change more manageable by offering steady, strengths-based guidance and practical strategies tailored to each person’s circumstances and preferences.

Approaches that guide online care and support

Sarah frequently draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal expectations; this approach can be helpful for clients working on trust, communication, and connection concerns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes the client’s perspective and fosters a nonjudgmental, empathetic environment where goals emerge from the client’s priorities. Motivational Interviewing is another tool she employs to help people clarify ambivalence and strengthen internal motivation for change, often useful for addictions, behavior change, and movement through life transitions.

Determining which approach or combination of approaches fits best is a collaborative part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and adjust methods over time so treatment remains responsive and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to integrate therapy into daily life and to continue work on coping, communication, and decision-making from wherever the client is located in Texas.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, depression, grief, trauma and related intimacy and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing strengths and practical strategies while drawing on attachment-informed perspectives and motivational techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience as a licensed social worker supporting people with behavioral health and interpersonal challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LCSW and practices with that credential TX LCSW 63427.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
She offers several remote session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English