Sarah Turnpaugh, LCSW

Licensed in Virginia · 5 years in practice

Sarah Turnpaugh uses a person-centered approach to guide people through hard moments.

License and registration

LCSW, Virginia: 0904014108 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1750913943 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Sarah

Sarah Turnpaugh uses a person-centered approach to guide people through hard moments. She emphasizes listening first and shaping sessions around each person’s goals. Sarah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Virginia and speaking English.

Sarah focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting strain. She also helps with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anger, and life transitions. Sessions often address relationship and family problems, career stress, and challenges linked to caregiving or chronic illness.

Background and approach

Her work blends several practical methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck.

Narrative and solution-focused tools help clarify strengths and small steps forward. In sessions she listens for what matters most and then offers clear, concrete strategies. That might include short experiments to try between sessions, new ways to handle intense feelings, or communication tactics to reduce conflict.

The pace is decided together so people feel comfortable moving at their own speed. Sarah has five years of clinical experience. That background includes supporting people through trauma, grief, caregiver stress, first responder concerns, and adjustment after major life events.

She aims to help people build routines and skills that fit real life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Sarah names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and meeting them where they are. This approach prioritizes listening and building a plan shaped by the client's goals, which suits concerns like low self-esteem, grief, and relationship stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests new, manageable ways of responding. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing is a short, collaborative style that helps people resolve mixed feelings and move toward change, often used for issues like career shifts, caregiving strain, or managing health-related behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk about options, try strategies, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Clients set goals and the pace, and methods are combined to fit individual needs.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step support easier to fit into a busy day. These formats help people access care that fits their routine and comfort level.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

Sarah works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, parenting and family problems, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She offers a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Sessions use practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and solution-focused methods.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Sarah has five years of clinical experience supporting people through trauma, caregiver stress, first responder issues, grief, and other life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Virginia and practices there.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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