UNDERSTAND THE ALARM
We start gently – how your panic shows up, where it tends to strike and where the pattern began. Share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with. You’re in control, always.
WOMEN’S SPECIALIST PSYCHOTHERAPIST Private Online Therapy · Brisbane-Based Panic attack treatment. Panic attacks? Let’s resolve that.
Panic isn’t you losing control. It’s a false alarm in your nervous system – and I switch it off at the source.
BOOK A PRIVATE CONSULTATION35+ five-star Google reviews · Some relief by the end of your very first session
★★★★★
“I was at a point last year where I struggled to leave the house without panic and anxiety. After 3 sessions I was out of the house and on a plane overseas for Christmas.”
Caitlin M. · Google Review
WHAT I TREAT
Panic shows up in many ways.
Whether it strikes out of nowhere or builds in places you’ve learned to fear, the experience is terrifying – but the source, and the way through, is the same.
- 01.
Sudden panic attacks
A wave of intense fear that arrives without warning – racing heart, breathlessness and a sense of doom.
- 02.
Fear of the next attack
Constantly bracing, scanning your body, waiting for it to happen again.
- 03.
Avoidance
Cutting out the places, situations or activities where panic once struck – and watching your world shrink.
- 04.
Physical symptoms
Chest tightness, dizziness, tingling, nausea – so physical it feels like a medical emergency.
- 05.
Feeling unreal or detached
A frightening sense of being outside yourself, or disconnected from reality, during an episode.
- 06.
Fear of losing control
The terror that you’ll faint or ‘go crazy’ in front of everyone – even though you never do.
- 07.
Night-time panic
Waking suddenly in the grip of panic, heart pounding, unable to understand what set it off.
- 08.
Anticipatory dread
Hours or days of dread before an event, certain this will be the time panic takes over.
- 09.
Agoraphobic patterns
Avoiding crowds, travel or being far from ‘safety’ – in case panic strikes where you can’t escape.
- 10.
Health anxiety after attacks
Convinced the physical symptoms must mean something is medically wrong – despite clear tests.
However frightening it feels – panic can be switched off at the source.
WHY YOU CAN’T REASON WITH IT
Panic doesn’t start in rational thought.
The standard advice is to ride it out – breathe, remind yourself you’re safe, wait for it to pass. It can help you cope. But it rarely stops panic returning.
The conscious brain · Prefrontal cortex
Where reassurance works.
Rational thought and reassurance – the level coping techniques work at. It knows you’re not in danger, but it can’t call off the alarm below.
The subconscious brain · Limbic system
Where the false alarm fires.
The fight, flight, freeze response. It pulls the alarm when there’s no real danger, and it doesn’t listen to logic – which is exactly where my treatment goes.
Your rational brain knows it’s just panic. Your limbic system has already hit the alarm.
WHAT A SESSION INVOLVES
Three simple steps.
SWITCH THE ALARM OFF
A gentle, structured process – a little like a guided visualisation – that helps your nervous system stand down the false alarm and replace it with a settled, safe response. You stay fully conscious throughout.
TEST THE RESULT
Before you leave, we confirm the change has landed – so you don’t just hope the panic is gone, you feel that it is.
My personal mission is to ensure that you feel some relief by the end of your very first session.
REAL STORIES, REAL RESULTS
What it feels like on the other side.
★★★★★
“I used to have literally shaking anxiety leading up to the final minute of client calls.
Deep breathing, sweat-wiping etc. After one session with Sarah, with the next client I just called and spoke. Such a different experience.”
★★★★★
“The evening of the first session I had an interaction that would usually have my thoughts lead to worry and anxiety – neither of which happened.
I felt a lot clearer and stronger in myself.”
★★★★★
“My husband had received a serious unexpected medical diagnosis, and I was experiencing severe, debilitating anxiety as a result.
In just one session, Sarah helped calm my nervous system in a way that genuinely felt remarkable.”
WHY WORK WITH ME
The difference you’ll actually feel.
LIVED EXPERIENCE
I lived a decade of anxiety and a nervous system stuck on high alert – and resolved it. I know the fear of it, and what real relief feels like.
RESOLUTION, NOT COPING
I’m not here to teach you to ride out the next attack. I correct the false alarm at its source, so panic stops being triggered.
NO RELIVING REQUIRED
You won’t be asked to relive your attacks. You share only what you choose to.
NO WAITLIST, NO REFERRAL
An independent 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’re living around your panic – avoiding places, bracing for the next attack
- You’ve tried breathing techniques and reassurance, and panic still strikes
- You’re ready to resolve it, not learn to live with it
- You want rapid, lasting relief – and your life back
It may not be the fit if…
- Your symptoms are driven by an underlying medical or cardiac condition
- 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 to make a change right now – and that’s okay
If you’ve never had your physical symptoms checked by a doctor, it’s worth doing first – panic itself is harmless, but it’s always wise to rule out medical causes. Beyond that, your private consultation is where we work out whether I can help.
MY PROMISE
If I’m not the right help, I’ll get you to whoever is.
Sometimes panic is driven by something underneath it – a medical condition, a mood disorder, or something else that needs a different kind of care. If that becomes apparent while we’re working together, I won’t leave you to work it out alone. I’ll help identify what’s actually going on and act as your champion through the system, so you get a shortcut to the right care instead of years of trial and error.
I can’t stand needless suffering. Either way, you’ll leave with a clear path forward.
The places you no longer go. The plans you cancel. The constant scanning of your own body. None of that has to be the shape of your life.
01.How is this different from seeing a psychologist?
A psychologist typically works with your conscious thoughts – helping you understand panic and build strategies to ride it out. I work beneath that, with the nervous-system alarm actually firing it. That’s why the change tends to be faster and more lasting.
Most of the women I see come to me after therapy that helped them cope with panic, but never stopped it.
02.Should I see a doctor first?
If you’ve never had your physical symptoms checked, it’s worth doing – panic itself is harmless, but it’s always wise to rule out medical causes first. Once you know it’s panic and not a medical issue, my treatment goes to why the alarm keeps firing.
03.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. I don’t induce hypnosis unless a client specifically asks for it.
04.Do I have to relive my panic attacks in session?
Not at all. Because we work with the subconscious rather than re-triggering the experience, you can share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with.
05.Is it really possible to stop panic this quickly?
I understand the scepticism – especially if you’ve lived with it for years. But rapid doesn’t mean superficial. Because my treatment corrects the false alarm at its source rather than managing attacks over time, lasting change can happen in weeks, not years. I’ve seen it in hundreds of women, and I lived it myself.
YOUR NEXT STEP · BRISBANE AND WORLDWIDE
Ready when you are...
Let’s switch the alarm off.
Book your private 15-minute consultation. We’ll talk about what’s been going on, and exactly how I can help you resolve the panic for good.
No pressure and no obligation – just an honest conversation about what’s possible for you.
I work with no more than 10 women at a time. Book your private consultation today.
BOOK A PRIVATE CONSULTATION RETURNING CLIENTSBy phone or online. No referral or mental health plan required.
35+ five-star Google reviews
