Sarah Spurling, LCSW

Sarah Spurling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or worn down by anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, and low self-esteem. Many people who come to her are also exploring questions around gender, identity, or neurodivergence.

Her approach is grounded and relationship-based. She aims to build trust first, then help clients name what is happening and find practical ways to manage it day to day. Sessions focus on learning coping skills that fit everyday life rather than demanding big changes all at once.

Sarah uses several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered work. That means sessions might include noticing thoughts and values, practicing specific skills for distress, or working through difficult feelings at a comfortable pace.

She supports adults exploring identity issues such as gender dysphoria and LGBT-related concerns, and she works with people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, family of origin problems, and caregiver stress. She also has experience supporting those facing chronic illness, chronic pain, dissociation, and body image struggles.

Sarah runs individual therapy and facilitates autism support groups. In practical terms she helps people understand themselves better, reduce intense reactivity, and build routines and tools that help them feel more steady over time. If you want straightforward, person-focused work that keeps daily life in view, she may be a fit.

How Sarah uses therapeutic approaches in remote work