Sarah Barkley LCSW
Sarah Barkley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Asheville, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado
Sarah Barkley LCSW
Asheville, NC and Denver, CO
in-person * virtual * multi-day intensives
about me
Finding a therapist is so personal so I'm going to put it all out there in as many words as possible so you can make sure you find the right nest to land in...
You know those people who were plopped onto Planet Earth to do a certain thing? I'm Sarah Barkley and I was always meant to love on and challenge people to become their best selves. I'm so grateful that I can be a therapist. I have been in private practice for close to 20 years, working mainly with intelligent and driven women. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker here in stunning Asheville, North Carolina as well as Colorado.
My experience ranges from adolescent residential treatment in my early years to FBI/ victim work, expert witness work and a professor at the graduate level; all the while working with my private practice clients.
In the last several years, I have been sought out as a corporate consultant and speaker to discuss how our negative experiences and traumas shape our behaviors and even have helped us to become high-achieving professionals. This C-suite work has evolved into multi-day in-person intensives for my clients looking to maximize therapeutic benefit in a condensed and highly focused period of time.
I truly believe in my clients and their intrinsic wisdom. In all of my diverse work, I have seen the incredible ability of humans to take mastery over their current position in life.
Why Choose me?
Real Conversations. Real Change.
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Deep Experience, Broad Perspective
With nearly 20 years in private practice, C-suite consulting, expert work in trauma, professorship, and residential treatment I bring unmatched clinical depth and real-world insight to each session. My expertise in trauma is varied but my focus and passion is narrow: women and divesting clients of both genders of trauma messaging that no longer serve them.
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A Bold, Engaged Approach
I take an active, challenging approach blending traditional therapy with coaching strategies. My approach is eclectic- if I'm to be honest, I may not be able to even vocalize why I am doing what I am at this point in my career- it's intuitively rooted in 1000s of conversations and nuanced data points leading to clinical instinct.
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Rooted in Trust, Driven by Results
Clients trust me to hold space for deep healing and forward momentum. My goal is not endless therapy, but effective, efficient work that meets clients where they are—whether it’s a one-time deep dive or support over decades. We will discuss readiness and your personal pace as my natural style is that of making shifts as quickly as possible so you can enjoy your life.
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Passion with Purpose
I am dedicated to helping individuals uncover their own wisdom, rewrite those "trauma-gifted" limiting beliefs, and become the highest version of themselves. Most of my clients are driven, intelligent and successful individuals. Often times, desiring how to step back from a hard-driving life is what motivates them to come to me.
