Sarah Riggs, MD, LCPC

Sarah Riggs is a Maryland-licensed clinician with 30 years of professional experience who focuses on helping people move past addictions and cope with life’s difficult transitions. Holding an MD - Doctor of Medicine - and an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - she combines medical training with counseling expertise to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Known for a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach, she creates individualized treatment plans and adjusts therapeutic dialogue to fit unique circumstances. Her work supports clients facing addiction, stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, mood disorders, and other concerns, with a focus on practical strategies that foster lasting change.

Sarah emphasizes empowerment and collaboration, encouraging clients to take courageous steps toward a more satisfying and balanced life while offering steady professional guidance. Prospective clients in Maryland who are seeking a clinician experienced in addiction recovery and comprehensive mental health care will find her approach grounded in decades of practice and attentive to each person’s goals.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Sarah Riggs employs evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are tailored to address addiction and mood-related concerns through structured skills work and practical coping strategies. These approaches focus on changing unhelpful patterns, building healthier routines, and strengthening relapse prevention skills to support recovery and emotional stability.

She also applies trauma-informed methods to help clients process difficult experiences and reduce their ongoing effect on relationships and daily functioning. These strategies aim to restore a sense of safety and improve emotional regulation while addressing underlying contributors to anxiety, depression, and interpersonal difficulties.

Determining the best therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Sarah partners with each person to identify goals, preferences, and needs, and she adjusts methods over time so the work remains a good fit. Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - clients can access consistent care from home, fit sessions around work or family schedules, and maintain continuity of support during life changes. Licensed professionals can deliver meaningful, effective treatment through these virtual options while honoring each client’s pace and priorities.