About
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With a focus on resilience and post-traumatic growth, my work and curiosity revolves around how a community and an individual tell their story, and can shape their story moving forward.
As an author, and book fan, myself, my lens is often geared toward narration, the integration of events, and their larger impact, whether historical and psychological.
Just like a book, every individual and every community contains many complex chapters in an ongoing story-----with chapters yet to be written.
My Work
I'm a psychotherapist and licensed social worker in New York and New Jersey at Avita Psychological Care, a virtual group private practice, where I see adult individuals and couples, for anxiety, stress, grief, attachment, and life transitions, practicing mainly from a Strengths-Based Lens and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) lens. I work as well for an international coaching company on leadership development, team dynamics, and improving communication. I also run support groups for workplace ERGs. And, I enjoy giving book talks to public and private audiences, and consulting on related historical research.
Background
I come to the mental health space from roots in academic history, executive coaching, workplace counseling, corporate startups, and large NGOs, drawing on my training and firsthand experience to understand how the pressures and transitions of modern life impact working professionals.
Bio
Sara Aharon is the author of From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan and Their Move to the United States, and the children's fiction picture book One Step at a Time! Sara is a psychotherapist and licensed social worker in New York and New Jersey. She has spoken about her research at universities, public libraries, and community centers around the U.S. Her work and curiosity focus on how resilience and perseverance can develop across the lifespan, whether on an individual and communal level. She studied modern Jewish history and Middle Eastern studies at Brandeis University and New York University, leadership coaching at Columbia Business School Executive Education, and her clinical training at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
