Sara Casen

Dr. Sara Casen views therapy as a collaborative process that should feel empathic and respectful. She often works with young professionals looking to live their best life in both the personal and professional realms. An area of focus is college and graduate student mental health, navigating the challenge of achieving work-life balance while juggling the demands of a heavy academic courseload, and research, training, teaching, and employment opportunities.

People who work with Dr. Casen typically are looking to increase self-esteem, enhance interpersonal relationships, learn coping strategies to handle stressful situations or work demands, and expand Executive Function skills (ie. organization, time management), leading to greater productivity and mastery. She has had a wide variety of clinical experiences throughout her training and career, including work in community mental health clinics, a college counseling center, and public and private schools. She draws on psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches and uses her client's unique circumstances to tailor her approach.

Dr. Casen is available for in-person sessions at her office in West Los Angeles, as well as virtually for telehealth sessions.