Faculty, Faith-Based Couple and Family Therapy Certificate Program
Sarah McCaslin, M.Div., LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist and faculty member in the Ackerman Institute’s new Faith-Based Couple and Family Therapy Certificate Program. Her approach to psychotherapy integrates spirituality as a living presence within the systems we inhabit and the identities we embody—gender, sexuality, race, class, ability, immigration status, and beyond—offering a model of care that is holistic, relational, and rooted in liberation.
Trained in family systems through Ackerman’s externship program, Sarah incorporates interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness-based practices into her work. She sees spirituality and family life as deeply interconnected and as central to understanding the sacred within both struggle and healing.
In addition to her role at Ackerman, Sarah serves as Executive Director of the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute in New York City and is adjunct faculty at Union Theological Seminary. She regularly teaches and facilitates workshops on spiritual integration in psychotherapy, clinician formation, and the ethical use of self.
Sarah holds a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University.
