Therapist profile
Sarah Sifran-McClellan, LPC
Oklahoma
Licensed counselor - Stress and relationships
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Oklahoma / LPC05940; LPC, Colorado / LPC0019190
- NPI
- 1861729543
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oklahoma
About
- Attachment-based approaches
- CBT and DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Sifran-McClellan is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience working in Oklahoma. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, codependency, and life changes. Sarah also supports concerns like addictions, self-esteem, anger, career stress, and ADHD in straightforward, practical ways.
She focuses on clear, person-focused conversation. Sessions look at what is happening now and what steps feel doable. Sarah uses approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered listening, CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing to match strategies to a person's needs. She explains skills and practices in everyday language and helps people try them between sessions.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps clients notice patterns coming from family of origin, adoption or foster care experiences, and attachment issues. She also addresses blended family concerns, caregiver stress, body image, codependency, and problems tied to substance use or domestic violence.
Sarah draws on experience with relationship problems, divorce and separation, commitment and control issues, and disruptive mood challenges. She pays attention to how past family dynamics shape current choices and coping. Sessions aim to build practical tools for setting boundaries, managing strong emotions, and making changes that fit daily life.
People meet her to sort through overwhelming feelings, reduce reactivity, and practice different ways of responding. She encourages small, testable steps that can change how someone handles pressure and relationships over time.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work with attachment-focused methods often involves mapping relationship histories and practicing new ways to relate in everyday situations, which can help with codependency and trust issues.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and the client's own goals. In remote sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps the client clarify priorities and next steps for change.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) organizes thinking and behavior into manageable steps. CBT in online sessions usually involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors between meetings to see what changes.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match goals, strengths, and preferences. That may mean mixing attachment insight with skills from CBT or DBT and checking in about what is helpful as therapy progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. Talk with the therapist about what rhythm of sessions and what practical format will fit your routine before your first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sarah supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, codependency, addictions, self-esteem, ADHD, and life transitions.
How would she work with someone who people-pleases?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches like CBT and DBT to identify people-pleasing patterns and practice setting boundaries in small steps.
What is her background and experience?
She is an LPC with 14 years of clinical experience working with a range of mood, relationship, and behavior concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Oklahoma and holds LPC credentials in the states listed as CO LPC and OK LPC.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
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.