- Stress and anxiety
- Mood and ADHD
- Workplace issues
About Sarah
Sarah Stiefel is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and mood difficulties. She works with individuals facing relationship challenges, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. Sarah emphasizes each person’s strengths and treats them as the expert in their own life.
She believes reaching out for help takes courage and offers steady support through that first step. Sessions are collaborative and aim to make small, manageable changes. Sarah encourages practical strategies that can be tried between meetings.
Her work draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and actions. She pays attention to patterns in relationships, attachment, control, and communication. This helps people understand what keeps old problems coming up and find new ways to respond.
Sarah also addresses impulsivity, feelings of isolation, social anxiety and phobia, and issues linked to narcissism. She supports people dealing with forgiveness and the emotional fallout of conflict. Workplace stress and problems at work are a regular focus, too.
With four years of professional experience and an Illinois LCSW credential, Sarah combines practical tools with a supportive stance. She aims to help people feel more capable and to bring what matters into clearer view. To start, she asks a few questions to match goals and build a plan together.
Evidence-based techniques and online care that fit your life
Sarah works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical change. One approach helps people recognize unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior and then try different responses to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on how attachment and communication affect relationships, helping people learn new interaction skills and repair connection. These methods are used to address stress, workplace problems, impulsivity, and mood instability.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah will listen to your goals, talk through what has helped or not helped before, and recommend techniques that match your needs. The plan is collaborative and can be adjusted as you try different strategies.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins that match a lunch break or a quieter moment. It can also let someone try a calmer way of talking through workplace stress or practice new communication skills between meetings. Discuss practical scheduling needs when you set up your first appointment to find what will work best for you.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sarah focus on?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD, plus related issues like attachment, communication, and workplace stress.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sarah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative style. She treats clients as experts in their own lives and focuses on practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience supporting people with mood and anxiety concerns and workplace-related stress.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
Sarah holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to people within her licensed region.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.