Licensed clinical social worker recordWisconsin
Sarah Platzer, LCSW
Wisconsin
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Mood and coping support
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Wisconsin
- LCSW, licence 9750 - 123
- NPI
- 1801564042
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Wisconsin
These details come from information Sarah supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Platzer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin with four years of post-licensure experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, and issues related to sexuality and LGBT identity.
She uses straightforward, skills-based approaches to help people manage symptoms and make day-to-day life easier. Sessions include practical tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Motivational Interviewing is also part of her toolkit for people working through change.
Sarah has experience from both hospital-based behavioral health and outpatient settings. That background means she is familiar with crisis-focused care as well as longer term work on mood and personality concerns. She has worked with people who have struggled with self-harm and suicidal thinking and brings that clinical exposure into routine safety planning and coping work.
In the room, she favors direct conversation and behavioral practice. Expect to talk through current problems, try concrete skills, and set simple goals between sessions. She also checks in on progress and adjusts approaches when something isn’t helping.
Sarah offers services in English and practices in Wisconsin. Before booking, confirm which session formats she is offering now so you know how the sessions will fit your routine.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. Online sessions using CBT often include worksheets, thought records, and planned experiments to try between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping. In teletherapy, DBT work usually covers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that people can practice in daily life.
Motivational Interviewing supports change by exploring a person’s own reasons for wanting things to be different. It is useful when motivation feels stuck and pairs well with CBT or DBT techniques.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences. That decision can change over time as progress or roadblocks appear.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking so you know how meetings will fit your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, and allow focused skill practice from familiar routines, but check the available formats for details.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, relationship and family problems, sexuality concerns, and related mood or personality issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based methods and straightforward conversation. Sessions focus on tools from CBT and DBT and on setting small, doable goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has four years of experience and has worked in both behavioral health hospital and outpatient clinic settings.
Is she licensed to practice in Wisconsin?
Yes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Wisconsin noted as WI LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the provided scheduling flow.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers