Sarah Turnpaugh, LCSW

Sarah Turnpaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers compassionate, practical therapy for people facing hard moments. She focuses on helping clients manage stress, anxiety, grief, and changes that come with illness, caregiving, or major life shifts. Her style is warm and respectful, and she aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful.

She uses approaches that emphasize the client’s perspective and actionable steps. That includes client-centered work that centers the individual’s goals, cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking, and solution-focused strategies to set clear, short-term goals. Sarah blends these methods depending on what a person needs in the moment.

Her background includes five years of clinical practice. She has worked with adults and adolescents on concerns such as trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, chronic pain and illness, caregiver strain, and first responder stress. Sarah names compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image, cancer-related distress, and communication problems among other focal areas.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented. Sarah listens first, then helps create steps clients can try between appointments. She emphasizes motivation, confidence-building, and practical tools for coping when emotions feel overwhelming.

People in Virginia can expect an approach that balances empathy with real-world strategies. If someone wants to start, they are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

How approaches like CBT and client-centered work online

Client-centered therapy places the person’s goals and experience at the center of each session. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps the client name what matters most and set priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and offers simple exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Solution-focused methods zero in on small, achievable steps that create momentum and build confidence.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about symptoms, goals, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they’ll try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan over time based on what works and what doesn’t.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people attend from a place with fewer distractions. It also supports continuity of care when life changes make in-person visits harder. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered work for remote sessions by assigning brief exercises, using focused question-and-answer work, and setting clear goals to track progress.