Sally Millsap, LCSW

Sally Millsap is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years in social work practice. She helps people facing trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, and stress from life changes. Sally also supports concerns that arise around eating, anger, career shifts, and traumatic brain injury. She works with adults and with parents who are navigating family and health-related strains.

Sally trained at Graceland College with a Bachelor of Social Work and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Iowa. Much of her career has been in medical settings, including inpatient rehabilitation where she counseled people after strokes, spinal cord injuries, and head injuries. She later provided support in high-risk obstetrics and neonatal intensive care work, including groups for parents of NICU babies.

Since moving to California thirteen years ago, she has worked at a children’s hospital on the Child Protection Team and co-facilitates a grief support group. She also spends time supporting parents of children with chronic medical conditions and people facing major life transitions. Her background gives experience with complex medical and family stress.

Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centered listening and solution-focused steps. Trauma-focused methods are also part of her practice when trauma history is present. In sessions she listens, helps people name what matters to them, and works with them to set small, practical goals they can try between meetings.

Sally aims for straightforward, calm sessions that focus on daily coping, clear plans, and rebuilding routines. She supports people through practical next steps and ongoing emotional challenges.

How Sally’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Sally uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in clear, practical ways. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings and then take steps that match their values instead of getting stuck. It can help with anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing the hold of past traumatic events while building skills to manage strong emotions and reactions during daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and needs and then try ways of working that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and needs become clearer.

The original profile did not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions also let people continue therapy across locations, which can help when schedules or circumstances change.