Dr. Sarah A. Bougary, MD

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Adult Psychiatrist 

Trauma Certified Psychiatrist 

Family and child advocate 

• Founder and CEO of Monarch Health Centers 
• Medical Director  
• Certified Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavorial Therapist 
• Certified Train the Trainers for Trauma Focused Cognitive behavioral therapy trainer 
• Licensed Saudi Commission for Health Specialities Consultant psychiatrist  
• Licensed Dubai Health Care Authorities Consultant psychiatrist Trauma: Medical, sexual, physical, psychological

Dr. Sarah studied to be a medical doctor in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After 7 years of medical training and worked as a surgeon for 1 year, she went into psychiatry, completing her studies and training in the US. She then completed a 2-year Child and Adolescent psychiatry fellowship while enrolled in the Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT) Therapy trauma training program and American Psychiatric Association Minority Leadership program.  

Dr. Sarah is a US double board-certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, with over 10 years of experience in the mental health field. Prior to becoming the Medical Director at Monarch Health Centers, she practiced in King Abdulaziz Medical Center in Jeddah Saudi Arabia (2016-2017) where she supported the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Committee. She then went on to practice at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital in Dubai, UAE (2017-2020) where she was also the Founder and Chair of Child Safeguarding and Protection Committee at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital. 

During her experience, she saw adults, teens and children in various settings including outpatient, intensive out-patient, partial hospitalization, inpatient and long-term facilities. She was also involved in observations and interventions in schools for children with special needs such as autism, ADHD, and trauma. Dr. Sarah trained alongside PhD psychology candidates while in training, in addition to the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural therapy program. This meant she was involved in the child safeguarding and protection processes. She visited the child protection centres in Pittsburgh, USA.  

Dr. Sarah offers appointments, and helps clients, with a wide array of challenges. She can prescribe medication and offer therapy for both general and complex mental health disorders. Her specialty is children and adolescent psychiatry with a focus on trauma and traumatic events. Dr. Sarah also supports adults. These supports include individual therapy and group therapy.  

 Including, but not limited to... 

• Depression 
• Anxiety, Phobia 
• ADHD 
• Bipolar 
• OCD 
• Autism 
• PTSD 
• Tic disorders 
• Sexual Disorders 
• Trauma: medical, sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological  

• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavorial Therapy (TF-CBT) 
• Eclectic approach catered to the person's individual needs.  
• Prevention in mental health: family advocacy, child safeguarding and protection, and recovery from domestic abuse for adults and children.  
• Her goal is to support physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health from the inside out.  

• US Board in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
• US Board in Adult Psychiatry 
• Certified Trauma-Focused Cogntivie Behavorial Therapy (TF-CBT) Provider  
• Certified TF-CBT Trainer 
• Saudi commission for Health Specialities  
• American Psychiatric Association 
• American Academy of Adolescent and Child Psychiatry 

• English: native written and spoken.  
• Arabic: native written and spoken.