- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and ACT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Sarah
Sarah Hershey is an Ohio-licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, mood disorders, anxiety, and stress. Sarah also helps people coping with grief, eating and body-image issues, ADHD, and life transitions.
Her approach is straightforward and centered on emotions and connection. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside cognitive behavioral techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered methods, and mindfulness practices. In sessions she listens for patterns in feelings and interactions, then works with people to name those patterns and try different ways of responding.
People meet with her to talk through hard feelings like shame, guilt, abandonment, emptiness, or impulsivity. She also addresses practical problems such as communication breakdowns, codependency, control issues, divorce and separation, and caregiving strain. Conversations tend to balance exploring emotions with practical coping strategies that can be used between sessions.
Sarah describes her style as collaborative. She helps clients identify small, manageable steps to shift relationship dynamics and internal habits. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises, behavioral experiments, and values-based work drawn from ACT to help people notice what matters most to them.
She practices in Ohio and provides services in English. If you are considering therapy, follow the site's process to match and schedule a first session and confirm current session options before booking.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) in her practice focuses on identifying and naming painful emotions and the interaction patterns that keep them active. EFT is often used when relationship patterns or attachment-related feelings are central concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take committed steps even when difficult thoughts or emotions are present. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance that aims to help people feel heard and to build their own answers.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the first few sessions. She works collaboratively to match methods to a client's goals, needs, and preferences rather than insisting on a single model. That lets sessions mix EFT, ACT, CBT, and mindfulness tools as appropriate.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use mindfulness exercises and behavior experiments between meetings, making therapeutic work more practical and connected to daily life.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her stated approaches include Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered therapy, and mindfulness therapy.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with mental health and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an OH LISW - a licensed independent social worker in Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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