Principal Psychologist & Co-Director

Sahra has been a registered Psychologist for nearly 10 years, and has co-owned Mindscape with Joanne for the last 6ish years. She has a background in disability services, and developed her interest in providing holistic support for clients and their families during this time. Sahra then moved into working in youth mental health and early intervention, supporting adolescents and young adults to navigate the challenges in their lives, relationships, and circumstances.

Sahra works with adults and adolescents at Mindscape to identify their strengths, gain an understanding of what is important to them (their values), and build their sense of self-esteem and confidence. She provides a warm and encouraging safe space for people to be themselves, without fear of judgement, and where they can always find acceptance. Sahra believes in and values authenticity, self-compassion, and willingness to try new things in the therapy space, and in life.

Sahra works a lot with anxiety and stress management, post-traumatic-stress and complex or historical trauma, interpersonal and relationship difficulties, and has a keen interest in working with LGBTQI+ and gender diverse individuals, people of colour and those from diverse cultural backgrounds, and people who have experienced marginalisation based on any of their identities. Sahra considers herself to be a “feminist psychologist-in-progress” (as there is always more to learn), and loves working with women and non-binary people on issues surrounding identity, sexuality, wellbeing, and empowerment.

Sahra has been trained in a range of therapies which she is able to draw upon to individualise the support she gives to clients. Sahra flexibly tailors traditional Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and incorporates other therapeutic modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Schema Therapy. Sahra is also interested in Systems theory and Family Systems approaches, and offers family therapy alongside individual therapy at Mindscape.

Outside of Mindscape, Sahra is a Director on the Board of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi), the peak not-for-profit membership association for Psychologists in Australia, fighting for equality and diversity within the Psychology profession. Sahra is also on the editorial committee of the Activist Practitioner magazine; a quarterly publication aimed at mental health professionals, and dedicated to social justice.