Sarah McGlashanAASW

Sarah McGlashan works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes. She is an AASW social worker with six years of experience and aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. Her approach is collaborative and strengths based, so clients set goals and she helps them take practical steps to reach them.

Sarah focuses on common concerns such as low mood, self-esteem and relationship stress. She also supports people dealing with career questions, trauma and abuse, and pregnancy and childbirth related emotional challenges. Conversations are paced to each person, with simple strategies to manage tough days and build steady progress.

In the room she blends client-centred listening with skills drawn from cognitive behavioural methods and mindfulness. That means clients talk through what matters to them, learn tools to change unhelpful thoughts and practise present-moment attention to reduce distress. Sarah also uses dialectical behaviour ideas to help with emotional regulation and motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck.

Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative, with homework tasks kept realistic and relevant. Sarah helps people identify small experiments to try between sessions and checks what works for each person. Her style is warm and goal-focused, with an emphasis on building long-term coping rather than quick fixes.

Sarah works in Australia and conducts sessions in English. People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to her availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's goals. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist reflect what matters and help people make sense of their situation in their own words. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Delivered remotely, CBT often includes guided exercises and short tasks to try between sessions that fit into daily life. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers skills for regulating emotion and handling distress. In an online setting DBT-style work can help people practise breathing, grounding and interpersonal skills when intense feelings arise.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change as therapy progresses, and Sarah checks in regularly to adapt the plan when needed.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and the ability to fit sessions around work, appointments or childcare. Depending on current practice, confirm available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are run. Online work can make it simpler to use short check-ins, share written exercises and continue momentum between sessions without extra travel.