Sara Propst

Sara Propst, Ph.D., is a behavioral health consultant and licensed clinical psychologist at River Valley Health (RVH), formerly Cherokee Health Systems, in Seymour, TN. Dr. Propst is the Director of Behavioral Health Education and Training and is involved in workforce development as the training director of RVH’s APA-accredited clinical psychology internship and APPIC-approved postdoctoral fellowship programs. She supervises trainees at multiple levels including postdoctoral fellows, clinical psychology interns, and graduate level practicum students. Additionally, she is also an adjunct faculty member at Meharry Medical College where she oversees the family medicine and psychiatry residents in their RVH rotations for their Rural Training Track. Dr. Propst also consults with other primary care agencies as they seek to integrate their practices and train behavioral health providers to work in primary care. She is currently involved in a multi-layer partnership with the nutrition department at the University of Tennessee which includes the grant funded initiative Prevention Plus through the National Institute of Health, as well as the development of a new graduate training program that places nutrition students in the clinical setting. Dr. Propst is passionate about integrated health care as a way to ensure patient access to quality behavioral health services despite potential barriers. She earned her degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2011 and has been with River Valley Health since that time.