Postdoctoral Fellow
DBT Center, Eating Disorders Center
BIOGRAPHY
Sage Lachman (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Center and Eating Disorder Center at Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle (EBTCS). Sage specializes in providing evidence-based treatment to individuals with eating disorders. She has specialized training working with eating disorders across the lifespan and all levels of care. Sage is also skilled in working with problems that often accompany eating disorders, including emotion dysregulation, substance use, self-injury and suicidal behaviors, body dissatisfaction, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety, depression, somatic disorders, chronic pain, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Sage is proficient in providing individual, group, and family therapy, as well as meal support and coaching. She is passionate about helping individuals effectively manage emotions and engaging in activities that make life worth living. She is committed to viewing each client as a whole human by acknowledging the complex social, cultural, and systemic factors shaping their lived experience. As a therapist, she offers a warm, authentic, and collaborative therapeutic space where clients feel seen, affirmed, supported, and empowered to make meaningful change aligned with their specific values and goals.
Sage received her BA in psychology from Pitzer College in Claremont, CA and then attended Duke University for her MA and Ph.D. training in clinical psychology. While at Duke, Sage completed clinical rotations in the Duke Center for Eating Disorders, the Duke Cancer Center, and the Duke Center for Child and Family Studies. Sage completed her APA predoctoral internship at UC San Diego Health Eating Disorders Center. Her training included rotations in both the adult and adolescent partial hospitalization programs, as well as in the Rady Children’s Hospital Medical Behavioral Unit (inpatient eating disorder treatment), implementing Family-Based Treatment for eating disorders, DBT, CBT-E, and CBT-AR.
Outside of work, Sage enjoys playing the drums, going to concerts, skiing, and spending time in the woods or at the beach with her Bernedoodle, Rooney.
PUBLICATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION
Lachman, S. E., Klein, M.J., Fuchs, C., Gold, J.I., Nelson, L.P. (in press) Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction in and Beyond the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Neurology.
Coleman, J. N., Lachman, S. E., Arthur, S. S., Stalls, J. M., Choi, Y., Zerubavel, N., ... & Shelby, R. A. (2025). Pilot Study of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Pelvic Exam Anxiety Among Survivors of Endometrial and Cervical Cancer. Women's Reproductive Health, 12(1), 221-245.
Gianneschi, J. R., Washington, K. A., Nicholas, J., Pilato, I., LeMay‐Russell, S., Rivera‐Cancel, A. M., ... Lachman, S.E., & Zucker, N. L. (2024). Assessing fears of negative consequences in children with symptoms of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 57(12), 2329-2340.
Coleman, J. N., Arthur, S. S., Lachman, S. E., Choi, Y., Zerubavel, N., Davidson, B., ... & Shelby, R. A. (2024). Developing a cognitive behavioral intervention for gynecologic cancer survivors undergoing pelvic exams. Women's Reproductive Health, 11(4), 936-959.
Dorfman, C. S., Stalls, J., Lachman, S., Shelby, R. A., Somers, T. J., & Oeffinger, K. C. (2022). Symptom communication preferences and communication barriers for young adult cancer survivors and their health care providers. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 11(5), 506-517.
Nelson, L. P., Lachman, S. E., Goodman, K., & Gold, J. I. (2021). Admission psychosocial characteristics of critically ill children and acute stress. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 22(2), 194-203.
Nelson, L. P., Lachman, S. E., Li, S. W., & Gold, J. I. (2019). The effects of family functioning on the development of posttraumatic stress in children and their parents following admission to the PICU. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 20(4), e208-e215.
