Sally Herschman, LCSW

Sally Herschman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Illinois. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Sally aims to make therapy approachable and useful for everyday life.

Sally uses straightforward methods to help people change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She combines cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and client-centered listening. Sessions are collaborative and grounded in respect and curiosity.

She often helps people build routines, improve communication, and manage strong emotions like anger or grief. She also supports those facing career stress, caregiver strain, and challenges related to adoption, attachment, or family of origin issues. Concerns such as codependency, commitment worries, and compassion fatigue are also within her focus.

Sally describes her style as warm, interactive, and sex positive. She works with people who want both short-term coaching and longer-term therapy. Conversations are intended to be practical and oriented toward real-life change.

Her approach includes motivational interviewing to clarify values and goals, and narrative techniques to reframe difficult stories people tell about themselves. Sally aims to co-navigate the work with clients so goals stay relevant and achievable. She welcomes honest discussion about what is and isn’t working in therapy.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Sally commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT often involves specific exercises and simple experiments to practice between sessions.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting each person's own goals. This approach helps people feel heard and gives space to decide what changes matter most to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your needs, goals, and preferences and will collaborate with you to choose or adapt methods that fit your life. That might mean mixing skills practice, values clarification, and storytelling to reshape hard experiences.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging let people send thoughts in writing or fit brief coaching into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to use around work and family obligations.