My Approach
Therapeutic support that respects your story, pace, and priorities.
At Mindflow, I believe meaningful change happens through safety, trust, and genuine collaboration. My practice is guided by:
- A commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-affirming care
- A psychodynamic and relational approach that goes beyond symptom management
- A practical understanding of the complex systems many clients navigate, including mental health, disability, and justice contexts
My Background
I'm Sara, a registered psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar with AHPRA.
My qualifications and training include:
- Master of Psychology (Clinical)
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Criminology & Psychology
- Certificate IV in Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Applied Skills in Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and Care (Centre of Perinatal Excellence, COPE)
- Additional training in EMDR, ACT, Schema Therapy, DBT, trauma-informed care, and psychodynamic approaches
I have experience in both clinical and community mental health settings, working with individuals across the lifespan. Before entering clinical training, I spent over a decade across mental health, disability, justice, and alcohol and other drug sectors — experience that shapes the way I understand and connect with clients.
My research has explored the experiences of women who become mothers following early maternal loss, and the transition to motherhood for migrant women in Australia. As a mother of three, I understand firsthand the profound shifts this life stage can bring.
Areas of Interest
I'm particularly drawn to working with people navigating emotionally complex experiences, periods of overwhelm, or significant life transitions.
My clinical interests include:
- Anxiety and panic
- Depression and low mood
- Trauma, relational trauma, and complex PTSD
- Grief and loss
- Eating disorders
- Identity changes and life transitions
- Emotion regulation and high emotional sensitivity
- ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence
- Burnout and chronic stress
- Relationship difficulties and family conflict
- The psychological transition to motherhood (matrescence)
Mindflow is an inclusive practice. I welcome clients of all genders, sexualities, relationship structures, family configurations, and cultural backgrounds.
Therapeutic Style
My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity. I work with clients to understand their inner emotional world — the patterns shaping their relationships and behaviours, and the underlying needs that may be going unmet.
My practice is primarily informed by psychodynamic and relational frameworks, supporting deeper insight and long-term emotional change. Depending on what's most helpful, I also draw on:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Schema Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Family systems approaches