Sarah  Bren
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Sarah Bren

She/Her/Hers

Psychologist, PhD Specialties Insurance & Fees Locations
New York Accepting Online
Westchester Accepting In-person
Updated August 14, 2021

Specialties & Expertise

  • Parenting
  • Emotion regulation
  • Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Life transitions
  • Depression

Professional statement

Dr. Sarah Bren is a clinical psychologist in Westchester County, NY. Dr. Bren specializes in relationships, trauma, emotion regulation, life transitions, anxiety, and depression, and parenting support. She is a highly knowledgeable therapist with extensive experience in both individual, group, and family therapy. Dr. Bren focuses on empowering each client with strong interpersonal skills for effective communication.

Dr. Bren specializes in working with parents and families. She has a particular passion for helping parents find their inner confidence and raise kids who are authentic, confident, resilient, and kind. By equipping parents with the tools for understanding the building blocks of child development and how secure relationships form and thrive, parents develop their own personal parenting frameworks so they can respond confidently and effectively to any challenge that comes along.

She also works with many clients who have a trauma background, providing them with the emotional support, coping skills, and psychoeducation needed to progress toward a place of healing. She is especially passionate about working with young adults facing a transition in their lives, such as the transition from college to the working world, helping them learn to better manage the resulting stress.

Dr. Bren takes an integrative and flexible approach to care, providing an open, supportive, and reflective environment to optimize personal growth and harmony within relationships.


Message to clients

My goal is to help individuals become more attuned with themselves, others, and their environment in the service of increasing personal and interpersonal satisfaction and getting their needs met more effectively. I believe that no feelings are off-limits, and that a supportive space to work through challenging emotions, thoughts, and conflicts can be tremendously therapeutic. I offer a non-judgmental, open, and safe space where individuals can process what they are struggling with and work towards change. Many of my clients struggle with anxiety, depression, issues in relationships, trouble working through life transitions, and difficulty feeling in control of their emotions.

I work with children, adolescents, adults, parents, and families. I am trained in psychodynamic and behavioral therapies, including CBT and DBT. My approach to treatment is integrative, flexible, and tailored to the specific needs of each person.

I see clients at my private practice in Pelham, NY and virtually across New York State.


Specialties

Parenting - Helping parents develop and implement strategies to address challenges that arise throughout childrearing; managing stress and increasing support

Emotion regulation - Learning how to identify, express, and manage feelings in safe, in-control ways

Relationships - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating

Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse

Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress

Depression - Providing support and promoting healing through hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Children (<12)
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Parents
  • Teenagers (13-18)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

Sarah Bren is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.


Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $300 (45min)
  • Initial session: $400 (60min)
  • Family sessions: $350 (60min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Every other week
  • Multiple times a week
  • As needed

Location(s)

Westchester practice
629 Fifth Avenue, Building #3, Suite 224 , Village of Pelham, New York 10803
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Tue 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Wed 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Thu 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (New York)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Tue 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Wed 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Thu 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Private Practice, Clinical Psychologist, 2019 - Present
Octave, Clinical Psychologist, 2018 - 2020
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Supervising Psychologist and Associate Professor, 2016 - 2018

Long Island University, PhD, 2016
New York University, BA, 2007


Licensure

New York: 021977-1


Languages

English


Publications

  • Sarah
    Therapy with Sarah Bren

    We interviewed Sarah Bren and asked about their work with clients and guiding philosophies on therapy.