Sarah Strang

Doer
DISC Type : ds

The Harris Center Resiliency Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Greater Houston, United States

Overview

As a Program Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, Sarah Strang has over 17 years of experience leading crisis intervention programs. A Licensed Professional Counselor with degrees from Virginia Tech and Georgia Southern University, colleagues describe her as a compassionate, dedicated, and wise leader.

Outside of work, Sarah is family-oriented and enjoys traveling. In her free time, she focuses on spending time with her family and taking vacations to visit various national parks across the United States.

In addition to her career in mental health, Sarah formerly taught swimming and coached summer league swim teams.

Personality Overview

Fast-paced

Results Focused

Deliberate Doer

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Crisis Intervention
Leads The Harris Center's Mobile Crisis Outreach and Resiliency teams, developing programs that provide rapid community response to mental health emergencies.
Behavioral Health Advocacy
Described as a "strong advocate, " she serves as the Conference Committee Chair for the Texas CIT Association, fostering collaboration between law enforcement and mental health professionals.
Youth Crisis Support
Actively building a new Youth Crisis Outreach Team (YCOT) and has a long history of collaboration with juvenile probation on diversion programs.

Media Appearances

Photo: MCOT Program Director Sarah Strang with Ann MacLe – Mobile Crisis Outreach Team. Featured in Facebook

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Work History

9-2022
The Harris Center Resiliency Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
9-2019 - 10-2021
Project CHANGE Project Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
1-2017
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Director at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
10-2012 - 1-2017
Clinical Team Lead at MCOT at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
7-2010 - 10-2012
Clinical Team Lead at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD

Education

1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech
2000 - 2002
Master of Education from Georgia Southern University

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Sarah

Personality Compatibility


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