Sarah Heyn

Sarah Heyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She offers a respectful, strengths-based, client-centered approach and aims to guide people who feel overwhelmed by stress or difficult symptoms. Sarah draws on practical therapeutic tools to help clients reach clear, achievable goals.

She has eight years of clinical experience that include work in a community clinic, a private Christian counseling office, and graduate internships at UW Hospital and the VA Hospital in Madison. That background means she has helped adults with depression, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, substance use, and LGBTQ concerns.

In sessions she treats each person as the expert on their life. She combines a person’s strengths with techniques from several therapies to build an individualized plan. The aim is to leave therapy with a practical action plan for handling future stressors.

Sarah uses methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused and Interpersonal approaches alongside Client-Centered principles. She is clear about limits of online work and will not provide letters for courts or medical professionals, though she can help clients plan how to advocate for themselves.

She routinely responds to messages Monday through Friday until 2 p.m. and offers live video or phone sessions between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on business days. To begin, clients follow the platform’s matching steps and schedule based on availability.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful space where the person directs the pace and topics of sessions. This approach helps when someone needs a listening, nonjudgmental guide while they sort through stressors or hard decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with more useful patterns. It is practical for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and for managing ADHD-related challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be especially helpful for intense mood swings, anger, or problems with impulse control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk together about goals, preferences, and what methods feel most useful. That collaborative process shapes the treatment plan as needs change.

If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats can vary. The therapist has noted offering live video and phone sessions during weekday hours, which can make it easier to fit sessions into a workday or to choose a shorter check-in when time is limited. Online sessions also let people meet from wherever they are, which can reduce travel and scheduling friction.