Sally Millsap, LCSW

Sally Millsap is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California with 30 years of experience. She works with adults facing family stress, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and codependency. Her background includes extensive medical social work and long-term work with parents and caregivers.

Sally spent her undergraduate years at Graceland College, earning a Bachelor of Social Work with a minor in psychology. She completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Iowa. Much of her career has been in medical settings across four states, including inpatient rehabilitation and neonatal intensive care units.

Early work included counseling people recovering from strokes, spinal cord injuries and head injuries, and offering support to their families. She led support groups for parents of NICU babies and counseled people facing pregnancy loss, adoption decisions, domestic violence, and postpartum depression.

Since moving to California 13 years ago, Sally has worked at a children’s hospital on the Child Protection Team and co-facilitates a grief support group. She also supports parents of children with chronic medical issues and people navigating major life changes.

Sally describes one of her strengths as working with diverse populations and with people across the age spectrum. In sessions she uses practical, conversational methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people clarify values, set goals, and manage stress and difficult feelings.

How her approaches translate to online sessions