Areas of Interest
Sarah has an interest in the treatment of anxiety disorders, trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. She also has significant experience working alongside clients experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety, birth trauma, attachment and /or parenting difficulties. Other areas include self esteem, relationships, grief and loss and emotional regulation difficulties.
Treatments offered
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
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Interpersonal Psychotherapy
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Emotional Regulation skill development
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Emotion Focused therapy (for couples and individuals)
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Circle of Security training (for couples or individuals)
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Schema Therapy
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Attachment based therapy
EMDR
Sarah particularly enjoys the use of EMDR which is an effective approach that has helped relieve many types of psychological distress. In addition to being used to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder it can also assist in the treatment of depression, anxiety, panic, phobias, self esteem, complicated grief, sexual abuse, performance anxiety, and stress reduction. EMDR is a treatment endorsed by the World Health Organisation. It is a treatment approach that many clients prefer due to not having to talk in detail about their trauma and given that symptomatic reduction is often achieved in a shorter timeframe than other trauma treatments. (EMDRAA website)
Couples therapy
Every couple has the tendency to get stuck in particular ways of relating and responding to each other. Couples sessions focus on identifying the cycle or pattern that you may be stuck in and working together to find ways to change this cycle so that both you and your partner feel more satisfied, connected and secure within the relationship. Sarah aims to create space for each person to be heard and understood. Sarah uses an approach called Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples which is the most empirically validated intervention in the field of couples therapy.
Fees and rebates
Medicare Rebates
Clients who have seen their GP and accessed a Mental Health Care Plan are eligible to claim 10 sessions per calendar year. A rebate of $141.85 per session applies.
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Private Health Fund Rebates
If you have private health cover, you may be eligible for a rebate without a GP referral. You will need to check with your fund to establish the amount of the rebate.
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Fees
The Australian Psychological Society's current recommended rate is $311 for a 50 minute session. In House Psychology offers treatment at significantly lower rates.
Fees are: $250 for an individual session (50 mins)
$250 for a standard couple session (60-70mins)
Unfortunately couples sessions are not eligible for a medicare rebate, however some private health funds do offer a rebate. (please check item code 300 with your individual fund)
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