Meet The Team

Sarah is an accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 12 years’ experience across mental health, counselling, and community-based practice.

She offers counselling in Adelaide and online, drawing on narrative, trauma-informed, and somatic approaches.

Sarah is accredited through the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), which enables Medicare rebates for eligible clients (need a GP referral)

Professional background

Sarah completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Western Australia in 2014 and went on to work within South Australia’s public mental health system, including crisis response and long-term care settings.

She also worked as a narrative therapist at Glenside Health Service, within the Rural and Remote team, supporting people experiencing complex mental health needs.

From 2019 to 2023, Sarah lived and worked in North East Arnhem Land (Ramingining), where she was involved in community-based therapeutic work while also becoming a parent and beginning her private practice, Narrative Connections.

She currently works part-time within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in South Australia, providing both in-person and phone-based counselling.

 Areas of practice

Sarah’s work is informed by:

• Narrative therapy

• Trauma-informed practice

• Somatic and neurobiological approaches

• Systems theory

• The Maastricht Approach to hearing voices

• Open Dialogue principles

• Solution-focused therapy (where appropriate)

• Art and play therapy

She has a strong interest in relational accountability, transparency in practice, and collaborative approaches to distress.

Areas of interest and lived experience

Sarah brings both professional and lived experience to her work.

She is a parent of two children and has experienced two very different journeys into motherhood, including the early arrival of her second child at 26 weeks and time in neonatal care (NICU/SCBU). This has deepened her understanding of attachment, early bonding, and the emotional impact of medical systems on families.

 How she works

Sarah’s practice is grounded in the belief that people have a deep capacity for change, meaning-making, and resilience.

She works collaboratively with individuals, families, and communities to explore the stories that shape identity and experience across time, with a focus on:

• context

• agency

• safety

• and hope

Izzy is an integrative counsellor grounded in somatic, narrative and trauma-informed practice. She is registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and offers counselling in Adelaide and online across Australia.

She is passionate about creating therapeutic spaces that are safe, collaborative, and responsive to each person’s lived experience.

 Professional experience

Izzy has worked across a range of settings, including supporting children and young people in youth residential care.

She currently works as a narrative therapist within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in South Australia, providing both in-person and phone-based counselling.

She has experience working with people across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, and adults, and supports a range of concerns such as:

• trauma and complex experiences

• anxiety and depression

• relationship difficulties

• substance use and harm reduction

• life transitions and identity challenges

 Therapeutic approach

Izzy’s work is guided by the belief that each person is the expert in their own life, and that therapy should support agency, choice, and meaning-making.

Her approach is informed by:

• Narrative therapy

• Trauma-informed practice

• Person-centred counselling

• Somatic awareness and body-based approaches

• Creative and relational therapeutic methods

She works in collaboration with clients to support the goals they bring to therapy, whether that involves processing trauma, navigating emotional distress, or exploring patterns in relationships and life experience.

Creative and relational practice

Izzy often integrates creative and flexible approaches into her work, including:

• art-based expression

• therapeutic games (especially with younger clients)

• narrative and storytelling practices

• somatic processing and grounding techniques

She brings warmth, curiosity, and adaptability to her sessions, ensuring therapy remains responsive to each person’s needs and communication style.

 How she works

Izzy’s practice is grounded in respect, collaboration, and a belief in people’s capacity for change.

She works alongside clients to explore their experiences in ways that support:

• safety and regulation

• agency and choice

• emotional understanding

• and new possibilities for preferred stories and ways of living