Sally Millsap, LCSW

Sally Millsap brings 30 years of social work experience to her practice, combining clinical training with extensive hands-on work in medical and child welfare settings. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Graceland College with a minor in psychology and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Iowa. Sally holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - a professional license for clinical social work practice.

Sally's career has focused largely on medical social work across four states. Early work included an inpatient rehabilitation center where she counseled patients and families coping with strokes, spinal cord injuries, and head injuries. She later worked on a high-risk obstetrics unit and in neonatal intensive care supporting drug-exposed infants, high-risk pregnant women, and NICU families, and she led a support group for NICU parents.

Over the years Sally has provided counseling for individuals facing pregnancy loss, adoption decisions, domestic violence, and postpartum depression. After moving to California 13 years ago, she joined a Children's Hospital where she works primarily with the Child Protection Team, co-facilitates a grief support group, and supports parents of children with chronic medical needs and families navigating major life changes. Her practice addresses trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and anger issues, career transitions, and aging and geriatric matters.

Sally values working with diverse populations and enjoys helping people of all ages. Her background in medical social work and long experience with families and trauma-related cases inform a practical, compassionate approach tailored to each person's needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take action in line with those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and emotions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions by focusing on practical steps toward a meaningful life. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens carefully and supports the client as the expert on their own experience - this approach is helpful for building self-understanding, confidence, and coping during family or relationship challenges. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of traumatic events through strategies that help process painful memories, reduce overwhelming symptoms, and support recovery; it is suited to those who have experienced abuse, assault, or medical trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sally works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time and invites client input to adjust direction as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to fit care into a busy schedule. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide ongoing support, skill practice, and problem solving in ways that match each client's routine and communication style.