★★★★★
“Sarah’s approach is wildly unconventional — and effective! Therapists I’ve seen previously have wanted me to rehash my past until I’m blue in the face.”
SARAH H. · BRAND STRATEGIST
GENTLE & EFFECTIVE BETRAYAL TRAUMA THERAPY
Worldwide Service · Brisbane-Based
Betrayed by Someone You Trusted?Let’s Resolve That.
Not overreacting.
A nervous system in shock.
“You can trust your own judgement again.”
Ready to stop replaying it and start rebuilding on solid ground?
WHAT I TREAT
Betrayal trauma shows up in many ways.
Infidelity, deception, a secret life, a trust broken by someone who was supposed to be safe. The mind can’t reconcile who you thought they were with what they did — and the body stays on alert.
Whoever broke it, and however it came out — the shock can be resolved.
01.
Replaying the discovery
The moment you found out, on loop.
02.
Obsessive checking
Phones, accounts, timelines — searching for what else you missed.
03.
Intrusive images
Picturing what happened, whether you want to or not.
04.
Hypervigilance
Reading every message and mood as a threat.
05.
Doubting your own judgement
If you didn’t see this, what else can’t you trust yourself to see?
06.
Waves of rage and grief
Fine one moment, undone the next.
07.
Shame
Feeling foolish, or somehow to blame, for trusting.
08.
Sleeplessness
A mind that won’t stop investigating.
09.
Difficulty deciding whether to stay
Stuck between what you feel and what you fear.
10.
Fear of ever trusting again
The certainty that you can’t risk this twice.
WHY KNOWING THE FACTS HASN’T SETTLED IT
Betrayal doesn’t land in your thoughts. It lands in your body.
You have the details. You’ve had the conversations. And your heart still races at a notification, your mind still investigates at 2am.
THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX
Where the facts live.
Timelines, explanations, apologies — the level talking it through works at. It knows what happened. It can’t switch off the alarm below.
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
Where the shock is held.
The seat of attachment and safety. When the person meant to be safe becomes the threat, it keeps firing as though the ground is still moving — which is where my work goes, gently.
You know the whole story now. Your nervous system is still bracing for the next chapter. That’s the gap the facts can’t bridge.
WHAT A SESSION INVOLVES
Three simple steps.
ESTABLISH SAFETY FIRST
We begin gently, at your pace. You never have to recount the details. You’re in control, always.
RESOLVE THE SHOCK
A simple, gentle process, a little like a visualisation, that lets your nervous system stand down from the rupture and release the hypervigilance. You stay fully conscious and safe throughout.
REBUILD TRUST IN YOURSELF
Then we build forward — your judgement, your boundaries, your ability to decide from clarity rather than fear. Most clients feel a noticeable shift by the end of their very first session.
98% of my clients report their issue resolved, to their satisfaction, in under six sessions.
REAL STORIES, REAL RESULTS
What it feels like on the other side.
Sarah’s approach is wildly unconventional — and effective! Therapists I’ve seen previously have wanted me to rehash my past until I’m blue in the face. Literally a life-changing experience.
SARAH H. / BRAND STRATEGIST / BRISBANE
I have spent 10 years stuck and paralysed with indecision. After one session with Sarah, I have been able to make moves towards what I want in my personal life and career, without overwhelm or fear.
EMMA K. / OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST / BRISBANE
WHY WORK WITH ME
The difference you’ll actually feel.
NO SIDES, NO AGENDA
Whether you stay or go is yours to decide. My job is getting you to a place where you can decide it clearly.
NO RELIVING REQUIRED
You’ll never be asked to recount what they did. The approach resolves the shock without reopening the wound.
YOUR JUDGEMENT, RESTORED
The deepest damage of betrayal is to your trust in yourself. That’s what we rebuild first.
NO WAITLIST, NO REFERRAL
Private practice means no GP referral and no Medicare waitlist. Begin when you’re ready.
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
My approach isn’t for everyone — and I’d rather be honest about that.
This is for you if…
- You know the facts, and you’re still replaying, checking and bracing
- You can’t decide what to do because you can’t think clearly enough to decide
- You’re ready to resolve the shock, whether or not the relationship continues
- You want a gentle approach that doesn’t require reliving it
It may not be the fit if…
- You’re in an unsafe situation — your safety comes first, and I can help you find the right support
- You’re in acute crisis and need immediate clinical or psychiatric care
- You’re looking for ongoing, open-ended talk therapy rather than resolution
- You’re not quite ready — and that timing deserves respect
This deserves gentleness, never a hard sell. The free consult is exactly where we work out, unhurried, whether this is right for you — and if specialist or medical support would serve you better, I’ll say so honestly.
AND IF I’M NOT THE RIGHT HELP?
My promise.
I’ll get you to whoever is.
Sometimes betrayal lands on something older — earlier trauma, an attachment wound, or a mood disorder — that needs a different kind of care alongside this work.
If that becomes apparent while we’re working together, I won’t leave you to work it out alone. Your investment goes toward identifying what’s actually going on and coaching you toward the right approach — and I’ll act as your champion through the system, so you get a shortcut instead of years of trial and error.
I can’t stand the thought of needless suffering. You’ll be delivered safely to the right help, either way.
In 98% of the cases I take on, I am the right help. The other 2% leave with a clear path to the person who is.
DID YOU KNOW?
I can also help you resolve…
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Separation and divorce
- Narcissistic abuse recovery
- Anxious attachment
- Abandonment issues
- Low confidence and self-esteem
- Overthinking and rumination
- Hypervigilance
- Sleeplessness
- Anger and resentment
- Grief and loss
LET’S BE HONEST
You don’t need to keep investigating a case that’s already closed.
The 2am scrolling through old messages. The flinch at every notification. The version of you that stopped trusting her own instincts. None of that has to be the shape of your life.
So let’s get you back on solid ground. Let’s get cracking.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Your questions, answered.
01.Do I have to go through what they did?
No. Because we work with the subconscious rather than re-analysing the past, you never have to recount the details. You share only what you choose to.
02.Will you tell me whether to stay or leave?
No — that’s yours. What I’ll do is resolve the shock and hypervigilance so you can make that decision from clarity instead of fear.
03.Can we do this if we’re trying to repair the relationship?
Yes. Repair needs a nervous system that isn’t in permanent alarm. Resolving the trauma doesn’t excuse what happened — it gives you the ground to stand on while you decide what comes next.
04.Will I be hypnotised, or lose control?
No. You remain fully conscious and in control at every moment. The change work is gentle, closer to a guided visualisation than anything you’ve seen on stage.
Ready when you are.
Let’s get you back on solid ground.
Book your free 15-minute consult. We’ll talk gently about what happened, and exactly how I can help you resolve it.
No pressure, no obligation — just a conversation about what’s possible for you.
Ready to feel better? Book your private consultation today.
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