Therapist profile
Sara Saiger, LCSW, CSW
Georgia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addiction and Mood
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- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- License
- LCSW, Georgia / CSW007664
- NPI
- 1255640116
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Georgia
About
- Addiction support
- Mood disorders
- Codependency issues
About Sara
Sara Saiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Georgia with 15 years of experience. She works with adults and older adults on concerns such as mood disorders, substance use, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Her listed areas include addiction, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, parenting stress, and codependency among other issues.
She has spent significant time in crisis and psychiatric settings. For over five years she served as a clinical supervisor at a crisis center. Before that she worked more than a decade as a behavioral health therapist in psychiatric care and also spent time supporting inpatient substance use treatment. That background informs her approach to high-stress situations and complex needs.
Sara favors practical, person-centered methods. She combines solution-focused techniques with motivational interviewing to help people identify small, workable changes. Sessions are aimed at building trust, clarifying goals, and trying out concrete steps between meetings.
In sessions she tends to be direct and pragmatic. She emphasizes realistic problem solving, improving communication, and reducing behaviors that cause repeated strain, such as people-pleasing or over-responsibility for others. Her work often includes addressing family of origin issues and patterns that underlie current relationship dynamics.
Her academic background includes 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, earned in 2005. She holds the credential CSW as well as LCSW and practices in Georgia.
How sessions work
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based techniques mentioned in Sara's background include person-centered work and solution-focused therapy. Person-centered work focuses on listening and understanding the person's priorities, helping people name what matters and decide next steps. Solution-focused work zeroes in on small, practical changes and on what has worked before, which can be useful for tackling repeated patterns like people-pleasing or codependent behaviors.Motivational interviewing is another approach she uses. It helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change by exploring their own reasons for making different choices rather than being told what to do. That approach is often helpful with substance use, readiness to change, and shifting long-held habits in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences and adjust those methods as work progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which steps to try and which strategies to drop.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled and delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, keep shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time, which helps maintain continuity of care during stressful periods.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Sara works with adults on issues like addiction, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting stress, and relationship strain including codependency patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses person-centered and solution-focused methods along with motivational interviewing to set clear goals and try practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience, including roles in crisis supervision, psychiatric behavioral health, and inpatient substance use care.
What are her credentials and location?
Sara holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in the state of Georgia.
Can sessions be done in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for her sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.