Therapist profile
Sarah Mathis, LISW
Licensed social worker - Parenting and addiction focus
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- CBT
- Mindfulness
- Motivational interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Mathis is a South Carolina licensed independent social worker (LISW) with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults and teens on concerns such as depression, anxiety, addiction, parenting challenges, trauma, and relationship stress. Sessions address everyday struggles that come up at home, including postpartum and antenatal issues and ADHD-related difficulties in school-aged children. She offers help to parents who want guidance managing child behavior, while noting online work with very young children can be difficult.
Her approach is client-centered, which means she views each person as the expert on their life and supports them in finding practical skills that fit their situation. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to look at thinking patterns that keep problems going, and mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to change addictive behaviors or get unstuck.
In practice she talks plainly about specific steps people can try between sessions. That may include small behavior changes, experiment-based homework, and communication skills for tense situations at home. She draws on psychodynamic ideas when helpful to notice old patterns that repeat in relationships.
Sarah has experience in school and community settings and has worked with people facing severe and persistent mental illness as well as substance use concerns. She supports adults coping with grief, intimacy issues, impulse control, and financial stressors. Work is conducted in English and follows the standards of her South Carolina LISW credential.
To begin, readers are asked to use the site's matching process to schedule a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location.
How sessions work
How Sarah’s approaches translate to online work
Sarah commonly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in her sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening, helping people name their goals, and supporting the skills they already have. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep a problem going and breaks them down into manageable steps.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice strong emotions without immediately reacting. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, stress, and managing urges during recovery from addiction. Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work together; the therapist will discuss options and help pick what fits the client’s needs and goals in collaborative sessions.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats are better for shorter, focused check-ins while others suit longer conversations; the therapist will help decide which option matches your day-to-day routine and goals.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which common concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, trauma, and relationship stress. Additional areas include ADHD, grief, intimacy issues, and postpartum concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She treats each person as the expert on their life and supports skill building and problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working in school and community settings and with people who have severe and persistent mental illness and substance use concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LISW credential and is licensed in South Carolina as an independent social worker.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and the service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button on the site, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.