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Sara Said, PhD

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Specializes in: Psychology

Professional interests include: depression, psychodynamic therapy, psychological evaluation, and more.

1370 BREA BOULEVARD SUITE 210
FULLERTON, CA 92835

(714) 396-0960

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Sara Said, PhD is a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA specializing in psychology. Sara Said, PhD is affiliated with Providence, Providence Medical Foundation and Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Jude.

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1370 BREA BOULEVARD SUITE 210
FULLERTON, CA 92835

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Some issues Sara Said, PhD can help you with:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a form of psychotherapy or treatment for mental illness. It comes in a variety of methods, but the basic concept behind all CBT is the same -- thoughts cause feelings, which cause actions. If someone wishes to change problematic behaviors or emotions in their lives, they need to start by changing their thoughts. CBT examines ideas and looks for patterns that may be causing harmful actions. The therapist helps patients modify those thought patterns and, in doing so, helps them feel better and cope more effectively.

CBT is one of the most widely studied forms of psychotherapy, and it has been shown to be extremely effective for a variety of mental illnesses. Some of the issues that respond well to CBT include mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, sleep disorders, and psychotic disorders. In some cases, CBT has been shown to be as effective or even more effective than medication. One of the interesting things that the scientific study of CBT has shown is that CBT actually changes the way the brain works, physically improving its function.

CBT differs from traditional psychotherapy in a few key ways. One of the most important distinctions is the emphasis on the power and responsibility of the patient in CBT. The patient will be encouraged to be the one asking the questions in CBT therapy, and most patients are assigned homework to complete outside of therapy sessions. There is a concept in CBT that everyone has power the power to change how they feel, even if they cannot control the situation, and this can be very empowering for patients. Because of this power shift, the therapist-client relationship is not as critical to success in CBT as it is in other modes of therapy. Patients should still get along well with their therapists, but they do not need a deep, dependent emotional connection to them. Finally, because CBT often treats a specific issue or problem, it is usually shorter in duration than traditional therapy. While some therapies may continue for years, CBT lasts on average just 16 sessions.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2015 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	783

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	42
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2015 were depression, hypertension, dementia and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	53
Dementia	63
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	3014

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	28
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	51
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2016 were depression, hypertension, dementia and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	54
Dementia	60
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	3011

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	38
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	59
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2017 were depression, hypertension, dementia and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	50
Dementia	63
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	1278

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	30
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	31
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2018 were depression, hypertension, dementia and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	58
Dementia	67
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	875

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	13
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	14
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2019 were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	56
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA during 2020 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	262

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2020 were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	61
Dementia	51
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated during 2021 were depression, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2015 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Sara Said, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Sara Said, PhD treated as a psychologist in FULLERTON, CA were mental health therapy.

mental health therapy	1537

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2015 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	83
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	34
85 and over	28
Less than 65	28
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Sara Said, PhD From 2015 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Sara Said, PhD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	2
Dementia	51

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Sara Said, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Providence

Providence Medical Foundation

Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Jude

Insurance Information

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Sara Said, PhD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Health Net HMO, Cigna, Aetna HMO, CIGNA HMO, Blue Shield of California, United Healthcare HMO and Oscar EPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Sara Said, PhD accepts the following insurance providers:

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Health Net HMO

Cigna

Aetna HMO

CIGNA HMO

Blue Shield of California

United Healthcare HMO

Oscar EPO

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Biography

Dr. Sara Said is a specialist in psychology. In addition to English, Dr. Said (or staff) speaks Amharic and Tigrinya. Clinical interests for Dr. Said include obesity, neuropsychological testing, and psychodynamic therapy. Dr. Said is professionally affiliated with Providence Medical Foundation. United Healthcare HMO, Anthem, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Said takes. Dr. Said welcomes new patients at her office inFULLERTON, CA as reported by Doctor.com.