Sabrina Sahle, MD, LCSW-C

Sabrina Sahle brings thirteen years of clinical experience to her work in Maryland, combining formal training and hands-on practice to support people from diverse backgrounds. She holds the credentials MD and LCSW-C - MD refers to a medical doctor credential and LCSW-C stands for Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker - and completed undergraduate studies in Educational Psychology at the University of Asmara in Eritrea. She later earned two graduate degrees from Ohio University: a Master of Arts in International Affairs and a Master of Social Work.

Sabrina has extensive experience in trauma-focused care for refugees through multiple refugee resettlement agencies and provided both individual and group psychotherapy to students at Salisbury University Counseling Center. She also worked with younger and older clients at a private agency on Maryland's Eastern Shore. After founding Bana Mental Health LLC, she continued offering services to immigrant and non-immigrant populations in Maryland via telehealth.

Her therapeutic style is warm, open, and interactive, guided by respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic and rational-emotive approaches, and mindfulness practices to support self-awareness and growth. Sabrina emphasizes honest dialogue and collaborative work to help clients pursue greater well-being and meaningful change.

Approach-Focused Online Care with Evidence-Based Methods

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills and strategies to change patterns that contribute to distress.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead. This humanistic approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and personal growth, and can be helpful for relationship, identity, and life purpose concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and connection. It can be effective for relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and healing from interpersonal trauma by helping clients build more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sabrina will work collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she may adapt techniques over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations.