Sarah Elaine Zimmerman, LCSW

(She/her/hers)
Preferred Name: Sarah

EMDRIA Certified Therapist™

Online Therapy

About Me

Virtual sessions in FL and NY. Over 25 years of clinical experience. I specialize in supporting ambitious professionals in medicine, business and finance achieve peak performance by overcoming chronic stress. Using evidence-based clinical strategies, I help you reduce self-doubt, burnout and imposter syndrome. A regulated nervous system enhances your ability to think clearly, communicate with confidence and make effective decisions under pressure. I'm certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a mind-body therapy used to process the beliefs, emotions and experiences that are limiting your success.
Please call me at (561) 508-8809 or click the secure 'contact' button on my webpage: https://sarah-zimmerman.clientsecure.me/

Education & Experience

My clinical experience includes private practice, a sexual assault treatment unit in NY, a safehouse shelter in VA, Baltimore City Foster Care, the LIDBT Group in NY and a residential treatment center in MD.
Master of Social Work: University of Maryland School of Social Work, 1996.
Certified in EMDR. Trained by Dr. Francine Shapiro (Level 2, 1999).
EMDR trainings: Performance Enhancement, EMDR and Somatic skills, Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP), Ego States, Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy, Flash Technique, ASSYST and the Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing (DeTur).

Professional & Volunteer Affiliations

EMDRIA

Specialty Area

  • Abuse/Neglect
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Family Issues
  • Marriage/Relationship Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Moral Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Performance Enhancement
  • Phobias
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Injuries
  • Stress Management
  • Survivor's Guilt
  • Traumatic Incident

Population Served

  • Adults
  • BIPOC
  • LGBTQ+
  • Seniors

Language

  • English

Insurance

  • Does Not Accept Insurance