Therapist profile
Sarah Sifran-McClellan, LPC
Oklahoma
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Oklahoma / LPC05940; LPC, Colorado / LPC0019190
- NPI1861729543
- Experience14 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationOklahoma
About
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Attachment focus
About Sarah
Sarah Sifran-McClellan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of clinical experience in Oklahoma and Colorado. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, career concerns, ADHD, and life transitions. She also helps people facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and substance use problems.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on identifying what sets off strong reactions and learning concrete ways to respond differently. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and on DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Sarah also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape patterns today. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Client-centered elements guide how she listens and reflects to clarify goals.
In a typical session she helps people notice triggers, try new coping steps, and track what works between meetings. Treatment includes short-term strategies and work on longer patterns that keep problems recurring. She emphasizes practical plans people can use at home and at work.
People find this approach useful when anger shows up at home, at work, or inside themselves as simmering resentment. Sarah helps people reduce the frequency and intensity of angry reactions by teaching skills and changing habits. The focus is on everyday tools that fit into a busy life.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sarah commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in her work. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking to reduce angry reactions and anxiety. DBT provides practical emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills to lower the intensity of strong feelings and to prevent impulsive responses.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationship patterns influence current reactions. That perspective helps when anger connects to mistrust, fear of rejection, or repeating family patterns. She and each client decide together which mix of approaches fits best based on goals and what feels workable day to day.
If you are considering sessions over the internet, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit brief check-ins into a lunch break, avoid travel time, or use fewer video resources when bandwidth is limited. Those practical benefits often help people maintain steady practice of new skills between sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger and related issues does she support?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, simmering resentment, and other anger-related concerns alongside stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and addiction.
How would she approach my temper in sessions?
She uses practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques to change thinking and DBT skills to manage intense emotions and urges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working with adults on mood, behavior, and relationship issues in Oklahoma and Colorado.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in Colorado and Oklahoma and practices from an Oklahoma base.
What languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; please confirm in your area before scheduling.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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