Dr. Sara A. Hosn

Dr. Sara A. Hosn Licensed and Board Certified Clinical Psychologist. Founder of DBT Center of South Florida. Dr. Sara A.

Hosn is a New York and Florida State Licensed Psychologist specialized in the treatment of adolescent and adult survivors of trauma, chronic adversity, and significant life stressors. She attained her Masters of Science and Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She completed her clinical internship through the Department of Veteran Affa

irs at the Hudson Valley VA hospital in New York. She also completed her postdoctoral fellowship in a private hospital specialized in the treatment of dual diagnosis, mostly mood and anxiety disorders with comorbid substance abuse issues. She has worked in several settings including community mental health, private hospital, trauma center, and addictions treatment facility. Hosn works with adolescents, adults, and seniors in individual, group, and family therapy. She is specialized in the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, life adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, substance abuse and dependence, dissociation and other trauma-related conditions. Hosn is a firm believer in the importance of the human connection in psychotherapy and building a treatment alliance that transcends dependency and fosters change and growth. Though rooted in humanistic and person-centered treatment approaches, Dr. Sara A. Hosn has also received extensive training in several Evidence-Based Treatments. She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and has served on a couple of B-TECH intensively trained consultation teams; she was a member of the Hudson Valley VA Medical Center consultation team and she is currently on the South Florida DBT consultation team. Moreover, she is a certified provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD. She has also received extensive training in and provides Prolonged Exposure (PE) treatment for PTSD, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Hosn currently holds the position of Adjunct Professor at Lynn University in Boca Raton where she teaches in the graduate counseling psychology program. Hosn has lectured and presented nationally and internationally on topics of cross cultural clinical psychology, comparative effectiveness of PTSD treatments, the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the treatment of Complex-PTSD and Dissociative disorders, and the treatment of survivors in emergency mental health settings. She has served on the Leadership Committee of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) for numerous years and is currently the Distance Learning Committee Chair of ISTSS.

05/28/2026

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05/24/2026

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A great read 🙏🏼 I highly recommend this book. So may patients have told me it was the book that helped them save their l...
05/03/2026

A great read 🙏🏼 I highly recommend this book. So may patients have told me it was the book that helped them save their life!

learn to be curious about your thoughts and influence from them to reach a new understanding 🙏🏼
04/26/2026

learn to be curious about your thoughts and influence from them to reach a new understanding 🙏🏼

We so quickly think something is our fault. And it blocks us from how it can be a portal to waking up.

Now tell me how certain you are of your absolute truths 🤯
04/12/2026

Now tell me how certain you are of your absolute truths 🤯

What if particles could be in two places at once? In the quantum realm, this isn't science fiction, it's reality. The double-slit experiment shows that particles defy classical rules, existing in a state of superposition until observed. This forces them to choose a position, proving that measurement shapes quantum reality. This discovery bridges physics, mathematics, and philosophy, offering insights into quantum computing and entanglement. It challenges our perception of reality, revealing a universe far stranger than we imagine.

Relationships worth having 🙏🏼
03/01/2026

Relationships worth having 🙏🏼

We've been sold a version of love that sets most relationships up to fail before they even start.

A healthy relationship was never meant to rescue you. It was meant to support you while you rescue yourself. It was never meant to complete you. It was meant to be a safe place while you keep becoming who you are. It was never meant to fix your wounds. It was meant to love you through the healing without shaming you for having scars.

When you stop expecting your relationship to be what it was never designed to be, you finally have room to appreciate what it actually is.

It was never about performance. It was always about partnership.

02/26/2026

If you grew up feeling like your needs were too much, apologizing for having them probably became automatic.

"I'm sorry I got so emotional." "I'm sorry I need so much reassurance." "I'm sorry for being a burden." Most people don't even realize they're doing it. It just feels like the polite thing to say.

But apologizing for your needs teaches the people around you that those needs are a problem. Gratitude does something completely different. It acknowledges what someone gave you instead of shaming yourself for needing it.

"Thank you for holding space for me" lands in a completely different place than "sorry I got so emotional." Same moment. Totally different message.

02/06/2026
Accountability and growth vs. cyclical maladaptive self-victimization and ruptures
01/19/2026

Accountability and growth vs. cyclical maladaptive self-victimization and ruptures

Most people don’t realize that life doesn’t repeat because of fate — it repeats because of loops.

This image shows two very different cycles we can fall into, often without noticing.

At the center of both is INTENTION.
Not the intention we say we have — but the intention we act from when things get uncomfortable.

🔁 The Victim Loop

This is the loop of unconscious living.

Something happens. A situation triggers discomfort.

Instead of facing it, we:

Ignore what hurts

Deny our role

Blame circumstances or people

Rationalize our behavior

Resist change

Hide from truth

And then… the same situation shows up again.
Different face. Same lesson.

The Victim Loop feels safe because it protects the ego.
But safety comes at a cost: stagnation.

Nothing grows here. Nothing heals here.
Only stories do.

🔁 The Accountability Loop

This is the loop of conscious growth.

The same situation arises — but this time, we choose differently.

We:

Recognize what’s really happening

Own our response, not the story

Forgive ourselves and others

Self-examine without self-attack

Learn the lesson

Take action, even when it’s uncomfortable

This loop doesn’t feel easy.
But it feels free.

Because every pass through it makes you wiser, lighter, and stronger.

⚖️ The Truth Few Talk About

Both loops begin with the same situation.
The difference is choice.

You don’t escape the Victim Loop by blaming less people.
You escape it by telling yourself the truth.

And you don’t enter the Accountability Loop by being perfect.
You enter it by being honest.

🌱 A Gentle Reminder

Accountability is not punishment.
It’s self-respect.

Forgiveness is not weakness.
It’s clarity.

Growth doesn’t happen when life gets easier —
It happens when you get braver.

Ask yourself today:
Which loop am I feeding — and which one is feeding me?

Because the moment you change your loop,
your entire life trajectory shifts.

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12/08/2025

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