Sara Martin
Mrs Sara Martin
Phone
+61413742076
Mobile
0413742076
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.lifesensecounselling.com.au

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Master of Counselling
Registration Number
25312
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited PACFA Registrant
Private health rebate/NDIS provider
Offers Private Health Fund Rebates
Offers telehealth
Yes

* Certified Practicing PACFA members have studied at AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above, with a minimum of 400 hours instruction in counselling or psychotherapy subjects, plus have a minimum of 40 hours client contact, and 10 hours of supervision.

Clinical PACFA members have met the education standards above and have accrued a minimum of 750 client contact hours, including 75 hours of supervision.

About me

My practice
I am a Masters qualified integrative counsellor working with individuals, families and couples. I explore with you issues of identity, self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, work stress and burnout, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and relationship and intimacy issues.

I tailor therapy interventions to your individual needs, drawing from a range of counselling modalities (incorporating person- centered talk therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, family systems, strengths-based, solutions focussed, faith-based counselling, employee assistance program counselling and life coaching). I also work with trauma and focus on "What has happened to you" not "What is wrong with you". Where there is a diagnosis, I approach therapy with a view to 'living with' rather than being ‘defined by’ a diagnosis or a label.

I work holistically, focussing on your health and wellbeing and the influence of your family and social systems. I also consider your biology; social interactions; psychological state and spirituality or worldview. We’re not just one dimensional, these elements all make up why you are who you are and understanding yourself is the key to working out what you want in life.

When working with couples and families, my role is to ‘balance the alliance’ and to be objective, acting as a facilitator of your interaction. My role is to create an environment where you can freely express what you need to and I ‘contain’ the session and your relational dynamic, challenging you to operate out of the best of yourselves. I integrate Dr David Schnarch’s differentiation therapy with some tools from the Gottman method. I tailor my therapeutic approach to the couple in front of me, and every partnership has a unique dynamic.

In style I am empathetic, authentic, warm, open-minded and intuitive. I engage you in two-way dialogue where you can experience saying what you need without fear of judgement, leaving you with a sense of being genuinely seen and heard.
Practice opening hours
9am-7pm
Issues I can help with
Anxiety, Careers counselling, Communication issues, Conflict resolution, Cultural issues, Depression, Existential or spiritual issues, Family or parenting, Grief and loss, Life threatening Illness, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Postnatal depression, Relationship issues, Sex and sexual issues, Social skills, Stress, Trauma recovery, Veterans and Defence Forces issues
Type of therapy offered
Christian counselling, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy, Integrative therapy, Mindfulness-based therapies, Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Life Sense Counselling (practicing out of CHC Counselling Centre)322 Wecker RoadCarindaleQLD4152
Carina Medical & Specialist Centre396 Stanley RoadCarinaQLD4152