- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness techniques
- Career and identity
About Sarinia
Sarinia Bishop is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with eight years of experience. She works with people dealing with relationship concerns, LGBT matters, self-esteem, career transitions, coaching needs, and feelings of guilt and shame. Sarinia focuses on identity, attachment disruptions, codependency, and family-of-origin issues that often sit behind persistent shame or regret.
Her style is conversational and psychodynamic. Sessions involve talking through how past relationships and beliefs shape present feelings. She helps people name what they feel, trace patterns, and try different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Sarinia draws on several approaches, including attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, Jungian ideas, and mindfulness practices. Those tools are used to help with identity exploration, relationship rebuilding, and navigating life transitions.
She has experience supporting people through trauma, including trauma with religious roots, and through transitions such as re-entry and reintegration. Sarinia also works with alternative-sex cultures, including BDSM and kink, and with blended family and caregiver stress issues.
In sessions she aims to combine practical education with grounding exercises and direction. Many people meet to clarify values, repair self-criticism, and practice new behaviors between meetings. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.
Approaches used during online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It helps when guilt or shame is tied to feeling abandoned, controlled, or disconnected from others. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what clients bring. It helps people clarify their values and feel understood without pressure to perform.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep shame and guilt active. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and try new responses between sessions. In combination, these approaches give both exploration of past patterns and tools for present change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarinia will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan can be adjusted together.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, and remove the time spent traveling. Depending on the chosen format, sessions can support steady progress while balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sarinia works with relationship issues, LGBT concerns, self-esteem, career changes, coaching needs, and feelings of guilt and shame. She also addresses codependency, attachment problems, family-of-origin issues, and isolation.
How does she approach therapy with shame or guilt?
She uses a conversational, psychodynamic style together with client-centered practices and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on tracing patterns, naming feelings, and trying practical alternatives.
What is her clinical background?
She has eight years of experience and works with trauma, identity development, attachment disruptions, and life transitions including re-entry and reintegration.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licenses listed for North Carolina and experience practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.