Sabrina Sahle, MD, LCSW-C

How her approaches shape online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming emotions and the patterns they create in relationships and personal life. It helps people understand painful feelings and work toward new, more helpful responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then taking actions that match a person's values. This approach is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and sense of safety; it can help with attachment issues, loneliness, and family of origin concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sabrina will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Together they decide which ideas to try first and adjust methods as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when video is hard or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or days when a written exchange fits better. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, childcare, or other commitments and to keep momentum between appointments.