Overview
Sarah Bridge, LCSW, has been counseling children, adolescents, and adults for over 35 years. She has worked in hospital settings, community behavioral health, and private practice. She also trains other mental health professionals nationally and internationally. She conducts multi-day therapeutic intensives for clients in both individual and group settings. Sarah’s depth of knowledge enables her to work with a variety of challenging issues to help people in effective and empowering ways. Sarah uses an attachment and developmental approach in her treatment of clients. Some of her areas of expertise are:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse
- Neglect/Abandonment Issues
- Addictions
- Codependency
- Communication Difficulties in Couples and Families
- Parenting Issues
- Betrayal Trauma
- Parental Enmeshment
- Divorce
- LGBTQIA+ Issues
- Infertility
Additional Qualifications
- EMDR Trained
Level 1 and Level 2
- Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) Trained
Level 1 and Level 2
Experience
Professional
- Outpatient Therapist, Private Practice, Phoenix AZ, 1999 – Present
- Lecturer/Trainer for PIT Intensive Professional Trainings for The Meadows Treatment Center in Phoenix and Wickenburg AZ, 2008 – 2022
- Senior Clinical Consultant for Meadows Behavioral Health 2016 – 2022
- Outpatient Therapist, Center Against Sexual Abuse, Phoenix, AZ, 1992 – 1997
- Inpatient Social Worker, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD, 1989 – 1991
- Outpatient Therapist, Ithaca Family and Children Service, Ithaca, NY, 1987 – 1989
Education
- University of Southern California, Masters in Social Work, 1987
- University of California Los Angeles, BA Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985