Sarah is a highly experienced therapist with over 15 year’s experience across public and private health settings. Sarah holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney. She is a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA), Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT).

Sarah is a warm and compassionate therapist who provides a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore personal challenges, to develop insight and feel empowered to develop skills to meet their personal goals. She works collaboratively with clients to develop a treatment plan incorporating evidence-based psycho-education and skills training, which she implements alongside facilitating space for clients to develop insight and access to their personal strengths and resources. 

Sarah uses an integrative approach to treatment, drawing on a variety of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Problem Solving Therapy (PST), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Family Systems Therapy. 

Sarah has experience working with adults, older adults, and families, in hospital, out-patient and community settings. She has extensive experience working with individuals with symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, as well as working with individuals distressed by adjustment to acute illness, chronic health conditions, relationship difficulties, pregnancy and parenting.

Sarah has strong clinical and research interests in health care workforce wellbeing, clinical health psychology and e-mental health. Her PhD thesis developed understanding on the role of body image disturbance on the wellbeing for individuals with diabetes and/or an amputation. She has also published research in the areas of chronic health problems, emotional wellbeing and remotely delivered interventions. Sarah has also held academic roles across several tertiary institutions where she has developed courses and curriculum, managed teams, and supervised research and clinical students.