Sara Saiger

Sara Saiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping adults facing mental health and substance use concerns. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and a practical, compassionate style to sessions. Sara aims to build trust quickly so people can start making changes that matter to them.

Sara has spent time as a clinical supervisor at a crisis center and previously worked as a behavioral health therapist in psychiatric settings. Earlier in her career she supported people in an inpatient substance abuse program and served as a clinical care coordinator. That mix of roles shaped a hands-on approach to coping with crises and longer-term challenges.

She favors person-centered work and solution-focused techniques. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. In conversation she keeps things straightforward, empathetic, and nonjudgmental so people can talk honestly about problems like depression, bipolar mood swings, addiction, grief, or relationship strain.

Sara helps people navigate parenting stress, career concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. She also has experience with aging and geriatric issues, fertility and postpartum concerns, and family of origin problems. Her goal is to help each person discover practical steps that fit their situation.

Education includes a Bachelor of Health and Human Services from the University at Buffalo and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Florida in 2005. She looks to form a strong working relationship and partner with people as they work toward clearer goals.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Many of the approaches Sara uses are evidence-based and focus on practical change. Person-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the person's goals, helping them feel heard and steering conversations toward what matters most. Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, concrete steps and short-term goals that build momentum. Motivational interviewing invites people to talk through their own reasons for change and helps resolve ambivalence about behaviors such as substance use.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sara will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and preferences. That means checking what has helped before, what feels doable now, and adjusting the plan as goals shift.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options when you book. In general, online therapy can make sessions easier to schedule, help fit care around work and family life, and allow a quicker check-in when problems arise. It can also make it simpler to maintain ongoing momentum with short, focused conversations between in-person visits if that fits the plan.