Saralyn Ativie
Experienced Kansas clinician guiding practical change
LSCSW Kansas
- Experience
- 26 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Saralyn
Saralyn Ativie is a Kansas-licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and self-esteem challenges. With 26 years of experience, she approaches counseling as a collaborative process that honors each person's story and strengths.
Background and approach
She emphasizes respect, dignity, and compassion while guiding clients through life changes and motivating them to seek and sustain support. Saralyn uses a blend of client-centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to tailor care to individual needs.
She also attends to concerns such as abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, and workplace issues. Her practice incorporates faith-centered perspectives when clients find that helpful, aiming for balance across mind, body, and spirit.
Saralyn frames therapy as a partnership in which she functions as guide and support while clients remain the experts on their experience.
Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and learn skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's own perspective and strengths, offering empathic support and collaboration so people can explore values, self-worth, and personal goals. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to present-moment experience through simple awareness practices that can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.
Finding the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Saralyn will work with clients to determine which combination of CBT techniques, mindful practices, and client-centered support best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent sessions while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities, and they allow therapists and clients to focus on practical tools and skills that translate into daily life.
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Experience
26+ years
Licensed
Kansas
Languages
English