Sarinia Bishop, LCSW
Guided identity work and practical life change
Details
| Name | Sarinia Bishop |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina, Virginia |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Sarinia
Sarinia Bishop is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina who focuses on LGBT concerns, relationships, self-esteem, career issues, and coaching. She offers a calm, conversational space where people can look closely at identity and connection. Sessions aim to help people rediscover what matters to them and make practical changes that fit their lives.
Sarinia prioritizes helping people who feel stuck during life transitions. She works with issues like codependency, attachment wounds, abandonment, and family of origin problems.
Background and approach
She also supports people navigating divorce, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and work or school transitions. Her style blends client-centered listening with narrative and psychodynamic ideas. That means she listens for the stories you tell about yourself and looks at how those stories affect how you live.
She also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral ideas when helpful to change unhelpful patterns. Sarinia brings eight years of clinical experience and holds LCSW credentials in North Carolina and Virginia. She creates a warm, nonjudgmental space and aims to tailor each plan to the person in front of her.
She welcomes female- and male-identifying people, non-binary, and two-spirit individuals, and often works with people from multicultural and ethnic backgrounds. People can expect a mix of conversation, self-reflection, and concrete steps. Sarinia helps clients explore identity, build community, and find direction.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names LGBT, Relationship issues, Self esteem among the things Sarinia works with, alongside the areas below.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Sarinia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sarinia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sarinia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approach and online options for narrative and attachment work
Sarinia uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and the roles they play. This approach helps when identity, shame, or recurring relationship patterns feel limiting. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on how early connection patterns affect current relationships and trust. That approach often helps with abandonment, codependency, and closeness problems.She brings a client-centered attitude to online sessions, which means she collaborates with each person to find the best approach. Finding the right mix of narrative, attachment, and practical behavioral tools is part of the process, and she adjusts the plan based on goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, processing thoughts between sessions, or when the person prefers typed communication. These options give flexibility to match therapy to everyday life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Sarinia address in therapy?
She supports people with LGBT concerns, relationship struggles, self-esteem, career questions, and coaching needs. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, family of origin problems, and sexual diversity topics like BDSM and kink.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and client-centered. She listens for the stories you tell about yourself and helps untangle those narratives to make practical change.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of clinical experience and experience working with identity development, trauma, relationship building, and life transitions.
Where is Sarinia licensed and based?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and is listed with NC LCSW and VA LCSW. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow different levels of interaction based on personal needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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