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MD, LCPC

Sarah Riggs, MD, LCPC

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Stress and Anxiety
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Sarah

Sarah Riggs is an experienced clinician who combines medical training and licensed counseling practice to address complex emotional and behavioral concerns.

Background and approach

With an MD and an LCPC and three decades of professional experience, she works with clients coping with addictions, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, relationship struggles, grief, and related challenges. Her background enables a practical, clinically informed approach that attends to both mental health symptoms and everyday functioning.

Sarah emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in therapeutic work and adapts conversations and treatment plans to each person’s circumstances. She supports clients through life changes and difficult transitions, helping to identify strengths, build coping strategies, and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life.

The style of care focuses on empowering clients to take meaningful steps toward greater wellbeing while tailoring interventions to individual needs and goals.

Evidence-Informed Techniques and Flexible Online Care



Sarah draws on well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and daily challenges. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety, depression, and problems with attention and organization. Motivational and relapse-prevention strategies support work on addictions and substance use by enhancing readiness for change and building practical coping plans.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then adjusts methods over time so interventions match what is most helpful for the client’s situation and progress.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to engage in regular work from home or other convenient locations. These options can make scheduling easier, support continuity of care during life transitions, and enable ongoing skill practice between sessions with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Sarah focuses on a wide range of issues including addictions, stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional areas include drug and alcohol addiction, veteran and armed forces issues, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, personality disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and workplace issues.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
Her approach is evidence-based and practical, combining clinical training with a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance. Treatment plans and conversations are tailored to each person's unique needs.
How much experience does she bring to clinical work?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and behavioral concerns, including long-term work in addiction-related settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with the designation MD LCPC LC1530, and she is licensed in Maryland.
Which languages are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer for online work?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Addictions

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Drug and alcohol addictionVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English

About

Sarah Riggs is an MD practicing in Maryland, not currently accepting new clients.