About Sara
Sara Saiger is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience helping adults navigate mental health and substance use concerns. She brings calm, practical support and a hopeful outlook to sessions. Sara emphasizes trust and straightforward problem solving as the basis for change.
Sara’s background includes roles as a clinical supervisor at a crisis center for five years and more than a decade as a behavioral health therapist in psychiatric settings.
How Sara works
Early in her career she worked as a clinical care coordinator and therapist in an inpatient substance abuse program. Those roles shaped her approach to addictions and mood concerns. She uses person-centered and solution-focused methods, paired with motivational interviewing.
In practice that means listening closely, prioritizing what matters to the person, and building small, concrete steps forward. Sessions often focus on managing symptoms, improving relationships, and finding realistic ways to cope with life changes. Sara has work experience with aging and geriatric issues, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, postpartum depression, and parenting challenges.
She also addresses family of origin issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and substance use concerns. Her style is described as empathetic, pragmatic, and nonjudgmental. Sara earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Services from the University at Buffalo and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida in 2005.
She practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.
What Sara works with
The areas below are the ones Sara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques guide online sessions
Many of Sara's core methods are evidence-based and focus on clear, practical steps. Person-centered work centers the person's goals and values, so sessions start by listening and letting the person direct priorities. This helps when someone is unsure where to begin or feels overwhelmed.Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, achievable changes. The therapist and client identify a few realistic goals and try short experiments between sessions to see what works. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is ambivalent about change by exploring strengths and increasing motivation rather than pushing advice.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Sara will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what helps most and adjust the plan over time so the work stays useful and manageable.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow people to check in during a shorter break when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for scheduling, session length, and the pace of treatment.
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