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Sarah McGlashan, AASW
Australia
AASW social worker - stress and anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Emotion regulation skills
- Goal focused work
About Sarah
Sarah McGlashan is an AASW accredited social worker with six years working in mental health. She supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. Sarah focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions to reduce overwhelm and build confidence.
Sarah uses straightforward, collaborative conversations to identify patterns that keep problems going. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and small habits that make stress worse. Where useful she introduces structured exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy to test beliefs and change responses.
Her approach also draws on client-centred principles, so sessions are paced around what each person finds most useful. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills and mindfulness practices are offered when someone wants concrete ways to manage strong emotions or improve attention. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify values and take manageable steps toward goals such as career changes or parenting adjustments.
Sarah has worked across community and clinical settings during her six years in the sector in Australia. That experience informs a practical, problem-solving focus that suits people wanting clear methods and short-term plans. She asks about daily routines and supports building small, sustainable changes.
People typically leave sessions with a short list of actions to try before the next meeting. To start, Sarah asks about the immediate problem, what has worked before, and what a first small step might look like.
How Sarah uses structured approaches in online sessions
Sarah draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviours that keep problems active. CBT sessions are often practical and include behavioural experiments and short between-session tasks to test new responses. She also uses client-centred methods that keep the conversation focused on what the person finds most important, helping set the pace and agenda from session to session.Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are offered when someone needs clear tools for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. Those skills are concrete and can be practised in short daily moments, which many people find useful between meetings. Sarah approaches planning collaboratively and will discuss which mix of CBT, client-centred work or DBT skills best fits the person's goals and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins or longer therapy slots as needed. The therapist will also help arrange practical steps to make sessions work with the client's everyday schedule.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus trauma and career concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
CBT is used as a practical method to spot unhelpful thoughts and test them with simple experiments and tasks between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of professional experience working in the mental health field in Australia.
Which professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW accredited social worker and works in Australia.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.