Therapist profile
Sarah Heyn, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and relationship concerns
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- CBT techniques
- Client-centered work
- Motivational interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Heyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with eight years of experience. She works with adults coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, ADHD, substance use, grief, and LGBTQ-related issues.
She developed her clinical skills in community clinics, a private Christian counseling office, and through graduate internships at a university hospital and a VA hospital in Madison. These settings shaped a practical approach that combines listening with concrete tools. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building steps to manage difficult feelings or situations.
Sarah uses client-centered methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused ideas. That means she asks about what matters most to the client, then offers strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and to try small, manageable actions. She aims for a clear plan clients can use after therapy ends.
Her work includes attention to family and parenting topics, attachment and blended-family concerns, caregiver stress, and challenges tied to chronic illness or aging. She also supports people dealing with intimacy, body image, fertility stress, and career-related pressures. Sarah includes DBT and Motivational Interviewing tools when they fit the situation.
She communicates on weekdays and schedules live video or phone sessions during business hours. She does not provide letters for courts or medical providers, but can discuss how clients might advocate for themselves with those systems. The focus is practical help for everyday life and relationships.
How sessions work
How Sarah mixes approaches for online sessions
Sarah often draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on the client's own strengths. It helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort out thoughts and priorities. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that worsen anxiety or depression. DBT adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving how someone copes with stress or conflict. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust what is used based on what helps. That collaborative stance means the plan can change as problems shift or progress is made. The biography specifies live video and phone sessions during weekday business hours, so confirm those options when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, skip travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. If you are considering therapy for parenting strain, relationship tension, or mood and anxiety symptoms, confirm session formats and schedule to find what best fits your routine.Areas of focus
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, ADHD, substance use, grief, and related issues.
How would she work with someone struggling with parenting stress?
She uses a client-centered approach to talk through the specific problems at home, then suggests small, practical steps to reduce overwhelm and improve routines.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience including work in a community clinic, a private Christian counseling office, and graduate internships at a university hospital and a VA hospital in Madison.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Her biography notes live video and phone sessions during weekday business hours; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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