Sara Najm, MPS, M.Ed., LADC

Pre-Licensed Therapist + Alcohol and Drug Counselor

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What you can expect from me:

I am a firm believer in the power of relationships, to both hurt and heal. In my work with clients, I let the idea harms inflicted through relationships must be healed through relationships guide my approach. If we work together, you can expect me to be genuine, direct, and caring. I use empathy, humility, humor, and curiosity to provide a feeling of safety and a secure base for clients to explore.

I have worked with clients experiencing co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and specialize in the areas of: anxiety, parenting, addiction, trauma, and ambiguous loss.

How we would work together:
I use motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and an existential framework to elicit clients’ goals and priorities. I understand my role as a privilege and a guide; I help clients discover insights into their lived experience, uncover their core beliefs, and determine priorities for the lives they deserve to create. I hope my clients feel challenged to see things in new ways and reimagine the way they think about themselves, others, and the world.

Change is an inevitable part of being human. Every individual has a unique lived experience and develops on their own timeline. Honoring diversity and recognizing my own blind spots and biases is extremely important to me, privacy and safety are prime concerns. 

A little about me:
I wait all year for Minnesota summers! My garden is my happy place, I love growing veggies and flowers. I also enjoy biking around with my partner and our two daughters and trying new restaurants.

Let’s work together! You can contact me at sara.najm@vaydamentalhealth.com