Sally Herschman, LCSW
Licensed in Illinois · 12 years in practice
Sally Herschman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship worries, parenting strain, and career concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149014733 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1780289587 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Sally
Sally Herschman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship worries, parenting strain, and career concerns. She also supports people facing grief, compassion fatigue, bipolar challenges, and identity-related concerns such as LGBT issues. Her style is warm and direct and aimed at practical change.
Sally keeps sessions interactive and focused. She respects each person's strengths and asks questions with genuine curiosity.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people build routines, improve communication, and solve everyday problems that get in the way of feeling better. Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness strategies. That means conversations are shaped around the person in front of her while also focusing on patterns of thinking and present-moment coping skills.
She uses narrative ideas to help people reframe difficult stories they carry. Sally describes her manner as compassionate and nonjudgmental. She says she co-navigates the work with clients so goals are clear and realistic.
People can expect practical tools alongside space to process emotions. She practices in Illinois and brings experience addressing issues such as abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and family origin problems. Sally emphasizes teamwork in therapy and encourages people to try small changes between sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sally lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sally names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Sally’s Approaches Work Online
Sally uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's lead and build on their strengths. That approach focuses on listening, understanding a person's goals, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills and small behavior experiments to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sally will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. The plan can shift as progress is made or new priorities appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and text messaging can fit quick updates or on-the-go reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical steps and progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Sally works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief, compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and career or life transition issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on practical skills, reflection, and co-created goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages, using both short- and longer-term approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds an IL LCSW in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
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