- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Depression
About Sarah
Sarah Platzer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. She supports people navigating relationship strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and challenges around sexuality. Sarah aims to make starting therapy feel easier and more approachable for people who are unsure what to expect.
Sarah describes a warm, down-to-earth style in sessions. She uses clear tools and short-term strategies so people can practice new ways of coping between meetings.
Background and approach
She also brings humor when appropriate and focuses on making clients comfortable talking about hard things. Her clinical work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those approaches give concrete skills for managing mood, reducing distress, and staying motivated through change.
Sarah meets people where they are and helps set simple, achievable goals. Sarah’s background includes several years in behavioral health settings such as a hospital and outpatient clinic. That experience shaped her ability to support people facing self-harm thoughts, intense emotion, and complex mood concerns.
She uses that practical experience to tailor care to each person’s needs. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sarah works collaboratively to figure out the best steps forward and helps people break larger problems into manageable tasks.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sarah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
Approaches Sarah lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Sarah’s Approaches Work Online
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT tools break big problems into small experiments people can try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can help with anger, mood swings, and self-harm urges.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Sarah talks with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try strategies, track what works, and adjust the plan if needed so therapy fits the person’s life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversation and teaching skills, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text are handy for brief check-ins or quick coaching between longer sessions. These options let people keep momentum and practice skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting worries, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and relationship or sexuality questions.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a warm, down-to-earth style and offers practical tools people can try between sessions. Humor and straightforward skill teaching are part of her approach.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of clinical experience working in behavioral health settings including hospital and outpatient clinics.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Wisconsin.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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