Sara Shahmeer

Sara is an integrative psychotherapist and a registered member of the Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia. Sara holds a Master’s in Counseling and Psychotherapy from Western Sydney University Australia and a certification in couples counseling from the College of Sex and Relationship therapists UK. Additionally, she has also received specialized training in EMDR and also has a Trauma Specialist certification from the Arizona Institute of Trauma, USA. Her therapeutic approach is integrative, encompassing trauma-informed, psychodynamic, and relational perspectives. She works with individuals (over 16) and couples and is happy to take on clients for both long- and short-term contracts. She is passionate about creating an empathic and safe space for the client where they can explore early attachment and learned relational and behavioral patterns, with the hope of developing new ones in the present. Sara works with adults navigating trauma, attachment and relationships, stress, depression and anxiety, and grief and loss. She sees her role as facilitating her client’s work in ways which respect their values, utilize their resources, and engage with their capacity for self-determination.