{"id":1984,"date":"2022-05-03T13:17:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T20:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=1984"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:11:49","slug":"hello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=1984","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hello!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m Sarah. I\u2019m a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) specializing in anxiety and trauma. I provide a safe and supportive space for my clients to face their challenges, learn new skills, grieve losses, and grow in authenticity. I provide teletherapy to adults and teens throughout the states of Washington and Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My style is warm and curiosity-driven. I like using humor and pop culture references when they feel right. I use various therapeutic strategies including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above all, I strive to use each session to help my clients develop a better sense of their own worthiness. Trauma and mental health problems can make us feel small, broken, and unworthy. To me, having a sense of worthiness isn&#8217;t about ego or even self-esteem: it&#8217;s about seeing our own humanity and understanding that even our worst experiences can&#8217;t take it away. We are all worthy&#8211;of healing, wholeness, accountability, and authenticity. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-645x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-768x1219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-967x1536.jpg 967w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390-1290x2048.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sarah2026-8-scaled-e1783995845390.jpg 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Photo by Holli with an i Photography<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=1990\">Think we might be a good match?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I\u2019m not working, I\u2019m happiest when snuggling my dog, watching Star Trek (preferably DS9), or making art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Header photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@karlchor?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">karl chor<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! 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