Sarah Sifran-McClellan , LPC

Sarah Sifran-McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She supports work on self-esteem, relationships, career concerns, addictions, and ADHD. Sarah works with many issues related to family and attachment, including adoption and foster care and blended family challenges.

Sarah keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She listens first and then helps people set small, practical goals. Clients can expect a mix of talking through feelings and trying hands-on strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Her background includes 14 years of practice with adults facing relationship strain, caregiver stress, and substance use concerns. She draws from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and emotion regulation.

Sarah also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to strengthen relationships and self-understanding. These approaches help people repair trust, work through family of origin issues, and improve body image or codependent patterns.

Sessions are aimed at clear steps people can use between meetings. Sarah encourages motivation-focused work when someone is trying to change behavior, such as cutting down substance use or addressing control issues. Her style is collaborative, steady, and practical. If someone wants help sorting through divorce, anger, or caregiver burnout, she offers concrete tools and a supportive space to try them.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape how a person connects and trusts others. It can help people repair attachment wounds, navigate family of origin issues, and improve close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then tests new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for intense mood swings and strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods. That decision is collaborative and may change as progress is made or needs shift.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, coping reminders, or brief coaching between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life demands.