Sarah Dakhili, Accr.MH.SW, LPMHC

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. License # 4839367X
Psychotherapist
148 Arthur Terrace, Red Hill 
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
+61 7 3160 0348/ 0481 314 060
info@MentalAwakening.com.au
MentalAwakening.com.au
Book: Coming to Life - A spiritual autobiography where she shares about her recovery, childhood trauma, and TMS (aka PPD)
Virtual PPD coaching: YES - via Cliniko or Zoom worldwide (depending on time difference), and phone (only within Australia)

Sarah is the founder of Mental Awakening as well as a highly experienced Psychotherapist with years of involvement within the sector. She is also an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Art Therapist and a member of the AASW.

Sarah has been working within the field of trauma recovery and mind-body disorders for over a decade, specialising in chronic pain , Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), basing her approach on Dr. John Sarno and Dr. Howard Schubiner’s research on mind body related symptoms and disorders. Her clients are based all over Australia as she offers face-to-face and Telehealth Counselling sessions (over phone/video) at Mental Awakening. Her motto is simple: “Supporting clients in creating authentic power within themselves and in turn being able to make what was once difficult, easier”.

Sarah’s interest lies in helping her clients feel heard, understood and supported so they can start to connect with their true nature and learn to live their lives from a space of love as opposed to fear. She is a great believer that life is a mirror and that our outer world reflects our inner world and once we start to understand that, we have so much more power than we can imagine.

Sarah specialises in chronic pain, anxiety, depression, Fibromyalgia, trauma recovery and interpersonal and work related relationship issues. Sarah is passionate about helping clients achieve meaningful connections, assisting them to reconnect and work towards developing a closer, stronger and more secure relationship with themselves and their body. It is her aim to support clients with experiencing a new reference point for happiness and to overcome struggles, feel fulfilled and develop enhanced self-compassion, irrespective of adversity.

Her focus lies in remaining present with her clients while creating a fully open and authentic space where healing can take place. Her approach is inclusive of Somatic Body Therapy, Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Neuroplasticity, Humanistic Therapy, Meditation, Yoga, Mindfulness, Inner Child Work, Acceptance Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Shadow and Archetypal work, Art Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy and The Polyvagal Theory. Sarah has great interest, personal experience and insight into TMS (Tension Myosistic Syndrome) and feels passionate about supporting her clients towards recovery. She is also trained in Compassionate Inquiry, which is a psycho-therapeutic method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearances that we present to the world.

Sarah’s professional affiliations include:

You can find more information about Sarah’s Art Therapy workshops here.