Sarah Sifran-McClellan is a licensed professional counselor with over 14 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.
01About Sarah
Sarah Sifran-McClellan is a licensed professional counselor with over 14 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She works with adults coping with relationship strain, career stress, addiction concerns, ADHD, and issues around self-esteem. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who want practical help and clear next steps.
She focuses on understanding how early attachments and family patterns shape current struggles. Sessions look at thought patterns, daily habits, and relationship dynamics.
Background and approach
Sarah uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based therapies to help people manage strong emotions and reduce unhelpful behaviors. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then offers strategies people can try between sessions.
Those strategies range from short behavior changes to communication practice and emotion regulation skills. Sarah also brings attention to life transitions like divorce, blended family adjustments, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiver stress. She helps people untangle family of origin issues and codependency so they can set healthier boundaries and make clearer choices.
People can expect sessions that combine problem-solving with support. Sarah integrates motivational interviewing when people are ambivalent about change. She meets clients where they are and works toward goals that matter to them, one step at a time.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oklahoma)
- License LPC05940 · expires June 2026
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC0019190 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1861729543 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Sarah names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sarah names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand reactions to close relationships and build more supported ways of connecting.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathic reflection, and helps people clarify their values and choices.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It teaches practical exercises to change thinking patterns and develop routines that reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or hands-free interaction is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing skills practice, or when someone prefers typed communication.
These formats let licensed professionals provide consistent care while adapting to a client's schedule and day-to-day demands.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and career problems, ADHD, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then offers practical tools and steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working with adults on a range of concerns including mood, behavior, and relationship patterns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Oklahoma and practices from Oklahoma.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
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