Sarah Platzer , LCSW

Sarah Platzer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and self-esteem difficulties. Her work also addresses ADHD, compassion fatigue, coping with life changes, and issues related to sexuality and identity.

Sarah draws on training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a structured approach that looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior - and Dialectical Behavior Therapy - which emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. She also uses Motivational Interviewing techniques to support clients who are ambivalent about change, helping them clarify goals and strengthen motivation.

Her approach is client centered and aims to create a space where people feel comfortable opening up. She recognizes that starting therapy can be a difficult decision and brings a warm energy and often uses humor to build rapport. Sarah has experience working with people who have struggled with self-harm and suicidal thoughts and attends to safety and coping as part of treatment planning.

Sarah works with individuals across a range of mood and personality concerns and offers practical skills alongside supportive processing. She aims to collaborate with clients to set achievable goals and to tailor techniques to each person's needs and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers clear, practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD-related challenges by teaching skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can help people who struggle with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and self-harming behaviors by combining acceptance with skills training.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps people explore and resolve ambivalence about change. It supports clients in clarifying what matters to them and in strengthening their own motivation to reach those goals.

Finding 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 adapts techniques as those needs evolve.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat conversations, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, maintain continuity of care, and access support from where the client is most comfortable.