Therapist profile
Sarah Fude-Huisman, LISW
Iowa
Iowa LISW - Stress and Addictions
Continue with SarahWhere Sarah stands
- Credentials
- LISW
- License
- LISW, Iowa / 101877
- NPI
- 1760919435
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Iowa
About
- Codependency concerns
- Communication skills
- Caregiver stress
About Sarah
Sarah Fude-Huisman is an Iowa licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and compassion fatigue. She regularly addresses patterns like people-pleasing, trouble setting boundaries, and the effects of others' drinking or crisis on daily life.
Sarah focuses on straightforward conversation and practical skills. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns and practice different ways of responding. Sessions often include talking through relationship stress, managing overwhelm, and learning clearer communication. She also supports people processing grief, attachment wounds, and major life transitions such as divorce or separation.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns that can pile up together. That includes caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, body image concerns, and struggles with control or forgiveness. Sarah also offers help for people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction and the ripple effects those cause in relationships.
She describes her style as person-centered and grounded in empathy, with attention to both feelings and practical steps. In sessions she balances listening with interventions aimed at better coping and clearer boundaries. Progress often comes from small, repeated changes in how a person responds to stress and requests from others.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The work is organized around everyday problems and skills people can use between meetings.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Many clients benefit from approaches that teach concrete skills. One common technique focuses on identifying thinking patterns and testing them against reality to reduce anxiety and depressive thinking. It helps with worry, panic, and persistent negative self-talk.Another approach centers on improving how people relate to others. It looks at attachment patterns and communication habits, and helps people practice clearer requests and firmer boundaries. This work is useful for codependency patterns and relationship transitions.
Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as symptoms and situations change.
Practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer barriers to attending appointments. If you want to book, confirm the current session formats before scheduling so you know what options are offered. Online sessions can make it simpler to check in between appointments or keep momentum during stressful periods.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people with codependency patterns and related relationship strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centered and grounded in empathy. Sessions combine listening with practical skills for communication and boundary setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of life challenges. That includes mood concerns, trauma processing, and relationship transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an Iowa LISW, a licensed independent social worker in Iowa.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the online matching process. The biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the signup flow.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.