(Tipp City, OH) Fred M. Sacks, Ph.D., Psychologist & Associates is proud to announce and welcome Sara H. Pleiman, Psy.D. as the newest psychologist to the practice. Dr. Pleiman is providing psychotherapy services to individuals that present with various concerns including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, social difficulties, family difficulties, substance use disorders, and traumatic stress disorders. She will also be providing psychodiagnostic assessments and actively working with area physicians for coordination of treatment and medication monitoring.
She joins the practice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Pleiman served as a psychology intern providing individual and group therapy services for inpatient and outpatient veterans with substance use disorders and combat related posttraumatic stress disorder. She also conducted various forms of assessment including psychological evaluations for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning, integrative assessments, and risk assessments.
In July 2011, Dr. Pleiman received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology in Dayton, Ohio. During her training, Dr. Pleiman successfully created the Ohio Rural Mental Health website, www.ohioruralmentalhealth .org, as part of her professional dissertation to serve as a web-based resource guide to better assist, inform, and connect the greater Miami County area. She received the E. Scott Redman Community Service Award in recognition of her outstanding community service.
Dr. Pleiman also comes to the practice with 3 years of experience as a psychology practicum trainee were she worked with individuals of all ages in various settings including the Darke County Mental Health Clinic – Greenville, OH, South Community Behavioral Healthcare – Kettering, OH, and the Office of Disability Services and Counseling and Wellness Services at Wright State University – Dayton, OH. Prior to that, Dr. Pleiman attended the University of Dayton, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology. She is a 2001 graduate of Marion Local High School, Maria Stein.
“I am thrilled to be a psychologist at Fred M. Sacks, Ph.D., Psychologist, & Associates. Throughout my training, I pursued a focus in underserved populations, determined to return to this area and serve my community. I look forward to sharing my love and passion for psychology and overall health and wellbeing with the local community.”
Fred M. Sacks, Ph.D., Psychologist, states “We are very excited to welcome Dr. Pleiman to our practice. Dr. Pleiman brings to the treatment setting compassion, gentleness, and kindness that inspires hope and that clients find comforting and reassuring.”
