Sarah Alsaidi, Ph.D., is a coach and consultant who supports partners, associates, neurodivergent individuals, and professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. She specializes in executive functioning, time management, career development, leadership, and well-being. With a structured and empathic approach, grounded in cognitive behavioral techniques, Sarah empowers high-performing professionals to reach their full potential.
Sarah partners with law firms to foster professional development and skill building. Her coaching and consulting work addresses common but often hidden barriers to performance—including burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, low self-esteem, ADHD, and other learning differences. She also helps individuals strengthen essential skills such as prioritization, communication, and goal setting. She brings a deep understanding of how identity, mental health, and systemic pressures impact success in the legal profession, and provides practical tools to help lawyers navigate those challenges with clarity and confidence.
In addition to individual coaching, Sarah designs and delivers dynamic workshops and group programs on topics such as time management, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, business development, and personal branding. She has led programs for law firms, legal departments, and other institutions, with a focus on supporting the advancement and retention of diverse attorneys and women of color.
Sarah is a published expert in the areas of identity, microaggressions, and microintervention response strategies. She developed The Microintervention Workshop, a transformative educational and healing series that equips participants with the tools to recognize, respond to, and disrupt bias in professional spaces. She is also the co-author of Microinterventions: What You Can Do to Disarm and Dismantle Individual and Systemic Racism and Bias.
Before founding her consulting practice in 2020, Sarah earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she also received an M.A. and M.Ed. in Education and Mental Health Counseling. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and Child Development from Sarah Lawrence College and is trained in CBT, DBT, psychodynamic theory, and is also a graduate of the Volta Coach Training Program. Sarah brings a deep foundation in psychology and professional development to all of her work, along with a commitment to supporting lawyers and legal teams as they navigate a demanding and evolving profession.