Sarah Garlick , LCSW

Sarah Garlick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 18 years of clinical experience. She earned a Master of Social Work from Boston University in 1999 and holds the LCSW credential, a state license that indicates advanced training in clinical social work and psychotherapy.

Sarah has worked with people from many backgrounds in both program settings and private practice. She emphasizes a warm, collaborative therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, and she aims to create a supportive space where exploration and growth can take place. Her work focuses on teaching concrete skills that clients can use to manage current challenges and prevent future difficulties.

Sarah provides compassionate, solution-focused psychotherapy and primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, while tailoring her approach to each person’s unique needs. Areas of special interest include insomnia and sleep issues, anxiety, parenting and co-parenting, self-esteem, depression, trauma recovery, and life transitions. She also has experience addressing family concerns, addictions, grief, anger, career challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, LGBT-related issues, and relationship stress.

Throughout her practice Sarah combines practical strategies with empathic support, helping people develop tools to cope with stress, build healthier relationships, and move forward through difficult life changes.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Sarah Garlick draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help people manage symptoms and build skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical strategies to change them; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and habit-related concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes identifying a client’s strengths and small, achievable steps toward specific goals, making it useful for people seeking concrete change in areas like relationships, parenting, or life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist offers empathy and support while the client leads the pace and direction of work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sarah works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue work during life transitions, and maintain regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists when in-person visits are difficult.