Why see a psychotherapist?
Do you want to express yourself, find your authentic voice and connect with others on a deeper level? Working with a psychotherapist is a positive way to build confidence and resilience to move through the world.
Sarah works as a holistic Psychotherapist & Healer. She facilitates sessions with an authentic, creative and compassionate approach to create safe spaces for raw expression. Sarah recognises that everyone is unique and offers a dynamic, multi-modal approach which can be tailored to suit individual needs. She offers sessions for adult individuals wanting to explore:
Life purpose & personal narratives
Grief and loss
Trauma
Sexual identity & expression
Relationships & intimacy
Existential issues
Sarah especially welcomes the LGBTQIA+ community & sex workers.
“I came to Sarah at a time of massive transition and grief. I’d lost so much and was deeply hurt. Sarah and I focused on massage and Sarah being present to me as my ‘stuff’ came up. Two pivotal and life changing moments occurred through Sarah’s gentle presence. Both were about my fear of abandonment. Sarah held the space sooo completely for me. I still feel the emotion of gratitude when I remember these moments. Because of this, I was able to navigate my way back to myself. And feel grounded, centred and restored. Not an insignificant thing. If you’re experiencing grief, sadness or the after effects of trauma and abuse, Sarah will hold you gently and unconditionally through your healing.”
— [ Client testimonial on sessions including a combination of psychotherapy & shiatsu body work ]
Hypnosis & Focusing
The body speaks with sensations, colors, images, symbols and memories. Hypnosis can be used to gain further understanding of psychosomatic experiences. Often emotions and meaning can be found when we tune into the present moment of our embodied experience. Using a combination of Gendlin’s ‘Focusing’ technique along with the Jungian Psychology hypnosis technique ‘Active Imagination’ to assist clients to explore their unconscious. Within this hypnosis style no suggestions are made by the therapist, the work as a guide asking questions for further introspection. Whatever arises within the client's unconscious is unique to them, each element, object, symbol or sensation generated within the mind will have meaning for the individual. In this meditative hypnotic we can ask parts of the self of their wants, needs & desires. After safely exiting the hypnotic space, we can work together to process our findings and assess how and what needs to be put into action.