Sarah Sifran-McClellan

Guided, skills-based care for life transitions

LPC Oklahoma

Experience: 14 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Sarah

Sarah Sifran-McClellan is an Oklahoma-licensed LPC with 14 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, career concerns, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She combines evidence-informed strategies with a person-centered stance to address a broad range of issues from family and attachment challenges to body image, caregiver stress, and the effects of divorce or disruption in family systems.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and practical skill-building, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centered approaches to help clients make concrete changes in thinking, emotion regulation, and interpersonal patterns. Sarah pays particular attention to problems tied to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, codependency, and substance-related concerns, adapting interventions to each person's situation.

Clients can expect a compassionate, grounded clinician who aims to translate insight into actionable steps. Sarah integrates motivational interviewing and, when useful, DBT-informed techniques to support coping with intense emotions, commitment or control issues, and life transitions.

Her practice reflects a focus on helping people strengthen relationships with themselves and others while pursuing clearer goals and healthier routines.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and test automatic thoughts, practice new behaviors, and build concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work on relational patterns, helping people explore early connection experiences and how those influence current relationships and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy shapes the overall tone of sessions by emphasizing empathy, respect, and collaboration so clients can explore goals at their own pace.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does together with clients. She partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then blends techniques to create a tailored plan that may shift as progress is made or priorities change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity during life transitions. These options support flexible pacing, frequent check-ins, and access to skills coaching between sessions to reinforce new strategies.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, ADHD, addictions, anger, career concerns, and coping with life changes, among other challenges.

What is her therapeutic style?

The approach blends client-centered care with practical, skills-focused techniques such as CBT and DBT elements to help clients identify patterns and develop coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

She has 14 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and draws on that background to tailor interventions to individual needs.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPC credentials and is licensed with CO LPC LPC0019190 and OK LPC LPC05940, practicing from Oklahoma.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How is pricing handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Oklahoma, Colorado

Languages

English