★★★★★
“Sarah’s approach is wildly unconventional — and effective! Literally a life-changing experience.”
SARAH H. · BRAND STRATEGIST
GENTLE & EFFECTIVE ONLINE PTSD TREATMENT
Worldwide Service · Brisbane-Based
PTSD?Let’s Resolve That.
Not a broken mind.
A nervous system stuck on alert.
“Your body can learn that it’s over.”
Ready to stop bracing and finally feel safe again?
WHAT I TREAT
PTSD shows up in many ways.
It isn’t only flashbacks. It’s a body that never fully stands down — in your sleep, your reactions and your sense of safety. The source is the same. So is the way through.
No matter what happened, or how long you’ve carried it — your suffering can be resolved.
01.
Flashbacks
Being pulled back into the event, as if it’s happening again, right now.
02.
Nightmares and broken sleep
A mind and body that won’t fully stand down at night — vivid dreams, or waking on alert.
03.
Hypervigilance
Always scanning for danger, and never quite able to relax, even when everything is fine.
04.
Being easily startled
A jolt of adrenaline at a sound, a movement, a raised voice.
05.
Avoidance
Steering around the people, places and conversations that stir it up — and watching life narrow around it.
06.
Emotional numbness
Feeling flat, distant or shut down, even with the people you love most.
07.
Irritability and anger
A short fuse and reactions that arrive faster and harder than you mean them to.
08.
Intrusive thoughts
Unwanted memories and images that arrive uninvited and refuse to settle.
09.
Difficulty concentrating
A mind that can’t settle on anything because part of it is always on guard.
10.
Feeling permanently changed
The sense that it broke something for good — that you’ll never get back to who you were.
WHY UNDERSTANDING IT HASN’T SET YOU FREE
PTSD isn’t stored as a rational memory.
You may understand exactly what happened, and why you react the way you do. That insight matters. But your body is still responding as though the danger is here.
THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX
Where insight lives.
Rational thought and understanding — the level talk therapy works at. It knows the event is over, but it can’t switch off the alarm below.
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
Where the alarm is still ringing.
The fight, flight, freeze response. It never got the message that you survived, so it keeps firing — which is exactly where my work goes, gently.
You know it’s over. Your nervous system never got the message. That’s the gap understanding alone can’t bridge.
WHAT A SESSION INVOLVES
Three simple steps.
ESTABLISH SAFETY FIRST
We begin gently, at your pace, building a felt sense of safety before anything else. You never have to recount the details. You’re in control, always.
STAND THE ALARM DOWN
A simple, gentle process, a little like a visualisation, that helps your nervous system release the old threat response and finally register that it’s over. You stay fully conscious and safe throughout.
TEST THE RESULTS
Before you leave, we confirm the change has settled — so you don’t just hope it’s different, you feel that it is. 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
Sarah is a person who can connect to anyone instantly. She gets you and is passionate to get you to where you want to be. She has done it for herself and she has the tools to get you there. You won’t regret it.
NATALIE B. / COUNSELLOR / BRISBANE
WHY WORK WITH ME
The difference you’ll actually feel.
LIVED EXPERIENCE
I didn’t learn about PTSD from a textbook. I lived more than a decade of it, and made a full recovery. I know what real safety feels like on the other side.
NO RELIVING REQUIRED
You’ll never be asked to recount or relive what happened. The approach resolves it gently, without reopening the wound to heal it.
SAFETY FIRST
Safety is the foundation, not an afterthought. We move at your pace, in a space built around your nervous system feeling safe enough to let go.
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…
- Your body still reacts as though the danger is here — startling, bracing, not sleeping
- You’ve done therapy that helped you understand it but never changed how you feel
- You’re ready to actually resolve it, not keep re-examining it indefinitely
- You want a gentle approach that doesn’t require you to relive what happened
It may not be the fit if…
- You have complex needs that call for specialist or medical trauma care
- 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
PTSD deserves care, not a hard sell. The free consult is exactly where we work out, gently, 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 what looks like PTSD is being held in place by something else — a medical condition, a mood disorder, or a level of complexity 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. 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…
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Trauma
- Hypervigilance
- Intrusive thoughts
- Sleeplessness
- Emotional reactivity
- Anger and irritability
- Guilt and self-blame
- Low confidence and self-esteem
- Grief, loss and heartbreak
- Sadness and low mood
LET’S BE HONEST
You don’t need to keep living on high alert.
The jolt at every unexpected sound. The nights you don’t sleep. The distance you keep from the people who love you, because closeness doesn’t feel safe. None of that has to be the shape of your life.
So let’s let your body stand down. Let’s get cracking.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Your questions, answered.
01.Do I have to relive what happened?
No — and this matters most of all. Because we work with the subconscious rather than re-analysing the past, you never have to recount or relive it. You share only what you choose to.
02.How is this different from seeing a psychologist?
A psychologist typically works with your conscious understanding of what happened. I work beneath that, with the nervous-system response still holding the charge — which is why the change tends to be faster and more lasting.
03.I’ve had PTSD for years. Can it really shift?
How long you’ve carried it doesn’t determine how long it takes to resolve. What matters is that the nervous system is still holding it — and that can change, often more gently and quickly than people expect.
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 help you feel safe again.
Book your free 15-minute consult. We’ll talk gently about what’s been going on, and exactly how I can help you resolve it — without reliving 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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