Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience. She uses this experience to create a calm, compassionate and safe therapeutic environment for her clients.

She has a particular interest in using psychological therapies to treat problematic symptoms of menopause, and working with people
experiencing anxiety presentations such as panic attacks, social anxiety and specific phobias.

Sarah takes a client-led approach to therapy, aiming for her clients to experience a sense of being understood, and to learn ways to achieve good mental health.

She has worked in a range of settings, such as public mental health, primary care psychology and private practice, both in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Sarah provides supervision to psychologists in training and qualified psychologists, and is a lecturer in post-graduate psychology. She enjoys working with individual clients and delivering therapy in group settings.

Age groups:
• Adults
• Older adults

Therapeutic modalities:
• Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist, holding a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Masters of Clinical Psychology.

Sarah collaborates with adolescents and young adults from diverse cultural backgrounds, focusing on fostering healthy and significant transformations in their lives. She has a professional interest in assisting clients who are grappling with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), various mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, workplace or academic stress, interpersonal and familial challenges, tendencies towards self-harm and suicidal ideation, substance misuse and addiction, and certain personality disorders.

Sarah employs a collaborative, holistic, and person-centred approach in her therapeutic practice. She utilises a mix of therapeutic modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Schema Therapy (ST), and Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Sarah focuses on creating a welcoming therapeutic environment that is warm and non-confrontational, allowing clients to feel comfortable to explore their lives and experiences. Sarah believes the therapeutic relationship is integral in cultivating a safe space that promotes reflective practice and growth.

Age Groups:

• Children (10 plus)
• Adolescents
• Young Adults

Therapeutic Modalities

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT),
• Schema Therapy  (ST)
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Video:  Sarah Zhang MA(ClinPsych), BPsych (Hons), BArts

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Click to View