Sade Prithwie, PhD

Sade /shah-day/ Prithwie /prith-we/, PhD is a postdoctoral psychology fellow at South County Psychiatry who earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. She earned her M.S.Ed. with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy and B.S.Ed. with a double major in Human and Social Development and Spanish, from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. Prior to joining SCP’s Outpatient team, Dr. Prithwie completed her predoctoral clinical training at Florida Atlantic University’s Counseling and Psychological Services.

Dr. Prithwie has also trained and provided individual, group and relationship therapy in community mental health and forensic psychology settings, university counseling centers, and in SCP’s Intensive Outpatient Program. Dr. Prithwie’s approach to therapy is an integrative anti-oppressive model of care, drawing from many treatment modalities including third-wave behavioral therapies (e.g., ACT & DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Multicultural Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and the McMaster Approach.

Dr. Prithwie has experience working with issues including interpersonal and romantic relationship concerns, identity development, adjustment concerns, acculturative stress, mood, and anxiety disorders. Within the sphere of romantic relationships, Dr. Prithwie has a particular interest in working with consensual non-monogamy, premarital counseling, and struggles around sex and sexuality.

When working with clients, Dr. Prithwie takes a collaborative and social-justice centered approach that honors where they are and where they want to be. She believes change happens through a safe, deeply caring environment, an understanding of values, past patterns, social context and how they are impacting current experiences/behaviors in their relationships with others and self.
In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, cooking, practicing yoga, and traveling. She never passes up an opportunity to spend time on a beach with a good book, discover new music, or attend a women’s basketball game.