Sarika Griffin , LCSW, LISW

Sarika Griffin is a licensed therapist practicing in Nebraska, Iowa, and Florida who brings trauma-informed care and cultural sensitivity to her clinical work. She holds the credentials LCSW and LISW - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LISW stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker - and uses that training to support clients through complex life challenges.

Her practice emphasizes relationship dynamics, personal growth, and healing from difficult experiences. Sarika focuses on helping young adults, women, and people from diverse cultural backgrounds, honoring how intersecting identities shape mental health and life transitions. She works with concerns such as self-esteem, attachment issues, and emotional resilience, tailoring care to each person’s background and needs.

Sarika creates a supportive therapeutic space where clients can explore self-love, reduce isolation, and build practical coping strategies. She is committed to helping people process complicated emotions, work through past wounds, and develop a clearer sense of purpose and connection. With expertise in trauma recovery, relationship patterns, and multicultural counseling, she adopts a strength-based, affirming approach that respects each client’s individual path to wellness.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT Approaches Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. It helps people understand attachment styles, improve intimacy, and address codependency or separation concerns by exploring how past bonds influence present connections.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own experience, offering empathy, active listening, and support to promote self-exploration. This approach can be especially helpful for building self-esteem, navigating life changes, and finding personal direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides practical tools to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress through skill-building and behavior change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and licensed professionals work collaboratively with clients to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sarika draws on these approaches to tailor sessions so the work feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or to continue care across distances. These formats allow therapists to maintain continuity of care and adapt interventions to what works best for each individual.