Sarah Lamie, LCSW

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Practical, narrative-focused therapy for life changes

Details

Name	Sarah Lamie
Credentials	LCSW
Based in	Illinois
Licensed in	Illinois
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	18

About Sarah

Sarah Lamie is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on immediate needs. People often come for help finding motivation, building confidence, or coping after a loss.

Sarah uses a narrative approach to help people tell and rethink the stories they live by. She also draws on client-centered methods to make space for each person's experience.

Background and approach

Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when practical steps and new thinking patterns can reduce symptoms quickly. Her work includes attention to aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. She also supports people dealing with communication struggles, guilt or shame, and isolation or loneliness.

Young adult issues and women's concerns are part of her focus as well. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Sarah helps people identify small changes that add up over time.

Motivational interviewing and mindfulness tools are offered to boost motivation and calm difficult emotions. Sarah practices in Illinois as an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Sarah works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sarah among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sarah directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sarah directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How narrative and practical methods work online

Sarah uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves, which can reduce shame and open new possibilities. Narrative work is useful for grief, life transitions, and questions about identity. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions focused on your perspective and values, giving people a space to be heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is offered when practical steps and skill practice can ease anxiety or depression by changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Picking the right approach is a collaborative process. Sarah listens to what matters to you, discusses options, and together you decide which methods to try first. Goals and preferences guide the plan, and techniques can change as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video can feel closest to an in-person session, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility for appointments and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Sarah commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and loneliness.

What is her general therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and collaborative, using narrative and client-centered approaches while offering concrete CBT and mindfulness techniques when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

Sarah has 18 years of professional experience working with the listed concerns and populations.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, practicing in Illinois.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

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