Sarah Fischer, Ph.D.

CC-CBT and CBCS Trainer

Dr. Fischer is an Associate Professor in the Psychology at Department at George Mason University and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Fischer completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Kentucky, and her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Following her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Fischer was a faculty member at the University of Georgia, where she directed a Dialectical Behavior Therapy program for adults and adolescents. Dr. Fischer’s areas of clinical expertise are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for adults with Borderline Personality Disorder, DBT for adolescents with suicidal behavior, and the treatment of eating disorders. She supervises clinical psychology doctoral students in the application of cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy at the George Mason University Center for Psychological Services. She also worked in private practice for 6 years.