Sarah Hines

Sarah Hines, MSSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker embedded within the UT Erlanger Neurology clinic in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She provides psychotherapy for patients living with neuropsychiatric conditions, acquired brain injuries (including stroke and traumatic brain injury), and neurological disorders influenced by psychological stressors. Sarah also supports individuals with psychogenic or functional neurological symptoms and offers counseling for caregivers navigating the emotional and practical challenges of supporting loved ones with neurological illness.

Sarah earned her Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy (with a concentration in ethics) from Wake Forest University and her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her clinical training at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

In addition to her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Sarah has specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). She integrates evidence-based strategies to address the complex interplay between sleep, mood, and neurological health. Her work emphasizes adapting CBT and CBT-I principles for patients with co-occurring neurological and medical challenges, including Huntington’s disease, ALS, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, cognitive impairment, epilepsy, sleep apnea, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, migraine, and chronic pain.

Sarah’s therapeutic approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to each patient’s unique neurocognitive profile and medical context. She feels deeply honored to support individuals and families facing neurological illness and finds great meaning in helping them improve quality-of-life, including by improving sleep.