About Sarah
Sarah McGlashan helps people who feel stuck by focusing on small, useful changes. She is straightforward and calm, and she aims to make sessions practical and hopeful. Sarah is an AASW accredited social worker with six years of experience in the mental health field.
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with relationship concerns, career questions and coping with life changes. Postpartum depression, pregnancy and women's health issues are listed areas of focus.
How Sarah works
Sarah uses a collaborative, strengths-based approach. That means she works alongside clients to identify what already helps, then builds on those strengths. Sessions often involve setting short goals, practising specific skills and checking what works in daily life.
Her methods draw on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. She also uses elements from dialectical behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit a person's goals. The emphasis is on doing things that make a noticeable difference between sessions.
People can expect clear, practical steps and a down-to-earth tone. Sarah aims to help clients build confidence, manage mood shifts and find clearer direction. She frames progress as steady and achievable rather than instant.
Sarah lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Sarah’s approaches work online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and views, with the therapist listening closely and following the client’s lead. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify values, build confidence and find direction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and teaches concrete tools to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and problem-solving day-to-day difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sarah will discuss goals and preferences during early sessions and suggest methods that match those aims. That way the plan reflects what the person wants to get out of therapy and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit a quick check-in, while chat and messaging support shorter or ongoing contact between sessions. These options help people access therapy from different locations and schedules, supporting consistency and flexibility.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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