Sarah MacDonald is the Collegiate Recovery Specialist at Maryland Addiction Recovery Center. Prior to coming to working at MARC, she was employed as a nanny and personal assistant where she discovered and developed a passion for helping others. In 2016, Sarah joined the team at Maryland Addiction Recovery Center as a Therapist Assistant in the extended care community living treatment program, working directly with MARC patients and supporting and collaborating with MARC’s clinical and medical teams. Sarah worked as the Office Manager until 2018 where her duties and responsibilities include supervising administrative staff, maintaining and coordinating relationships with key vendors, overseeing office systems, supporting key company personnel and assisting with special projects. Sarah completed a clinical internship in 2018 and holds a degree in chemical dependency counseling. Sarah was the first clinician to oversee MARC’s College Success program as our Collegiate Recovery Specialist, before transferring into a role as a Primary Therapist. After working as a primary therapist and holding a case load for an extended period of time, Sarah returned to her passion of helping young adults work towards and achieve their academic goals as the Collegiate Recovery Specialist at MARC. In her role, she works with patients to assess their readiness to reengage in their academic and educational careers. Sarah is involved in the MARC partnership with Caron Treatment Centers and Caron’s College Success program and works closely with Caron staff to implement Caron’s proven collegiate programming for all MARC patients beginning or continuing their college education during treatment and recovery. She offers individual and group clinical support, monitors academic progress, and facilitates necessary case management services to support both the MARC patient/student, their family, and the academic institution, college, or university where the patient is continuing their academic career. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with family and traveling with her husband.
