Therapist profile
Sally Herschman, LCSW
LCSW working with family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Sally
Sally Herschman is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common at-home stresses like parenting strain, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She also helps people manage daily routines, work concerns, and caregiver stress.
Sally uses an interactive, client-centered approach. Sessions often focus on practical steps and clearer thinking through cognitive-behavioral techniques. Mindfulness practices and narrative work are used to help people notice patterns and make different choices.
She brings a straightforward, nonjudgmental style that values each person's story. In conversation she pays attention to how past family experiences affect present choices. That can include adoption and foster care issues, attachment struggles, family of origin problems, and feelings of abandonment.
Her work also addresses specific life pressures such as compassion fatigue, first responder stress, and the emotional side of parenting. She supports people dealing with identity and relationship questions, including LGBT concerns, commitment doubts, and communication problems.
Practical tools are a regular part of sessions. That might mean organizing a daily routine, practicing a communication skill, or setting small behavioral goals. The goal is clearer steps you can try between sessions, discussed together with the therapist.
How sessions work
How Sally blends approaches for online work
Sally commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what the person brings to the room, helping them find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors together and offers concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, or trouble with routines.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and manage stress in the moment. Mindfulness practice can be short and practical, useful for parenting strain, grief, or emotional overwhelm.
Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That process is iterative - approaches may shift as progress is made.
If you want to book, confirm session options before scheduling. The website sign-up asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, but check the available session formats before you book.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
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What family and parenting issues does she help with?
Sally helps people with parenting stress, family conflict, family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered, interactive style that combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and narrative work. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in Illinois.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Illinois and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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