Sara K. Varga, LCSW-C, Head of School. Sara is an Alumna of Syracuse University where she completed her undergraduate education and after working in a domestic violence shelter in Fairfax County, Virginia she obtained her Master’s in Social Work from Catholic University in Washington, DC. Sara soon realized a desire to work with young adults and adolescents who struggle with substance abuse. She has had the opportunity to work as a wilderness therapist for two wilderness programs in Upstate New York and was the Clinical Director of an Intensive Outpatient Program for dual diagnosed adolescents and young adults that specialized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. It has been through her work with adolescents struggling with substance abuse that Sara has become keenly aware of the need for such programs as Recovery High Schools. Seeing so many adolescents struggle with addiction, the transition to recovery can be even more challenging without a network of other sober peers especially in an educational setting. Sara feels passionately that the Phoenix Recovery Academy in Frederick, MD would not only meet the needs of the students in recovery but also the needs of the families and community. She is honored to be able to serve the Frederick community in the capacity of Head of School for the Phoenix Recovery Academy. When not working at Phoenix Recovery Academy, Sara loves spending time with her family, doing anything outside.