Sarah Ekdawi
Provisional Psychologist
Sarah Ekdawi - Provisional Psychologist (Hornsby)
Sarah is a dedicated and compassionate Provisional Psychologist with a strong commitment to providing evidence-based care for children, adolescents, and adults. She takes a collaborative and client-centred approach, ensuring each individual feels supported and understood throughout the therapeutic process. Sarah’s goal is to create a safe, respectful, and empowering space in which clients can work towards achieving their personal and psychological goals.
Sarah has experience working with a broad range of clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), autism, personality-related concerns, and issues related to emotional regulation and self-esteem. She draws from various evidence-based therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other established treatments, tailoring her approach to best meet the needs of each client.
In addition to her clinical practice, Sarah has contributed to research on dynamic motor primitives (DMPs) for artificial agents, demonstrating her strong research background and interest in the intersection of psychology and technology. She has also gained valuable experience as a Crisis Supporter at Lifeline and as a research assistant with the Red Cross. Sarah is particularly passionate about supporting children and adolescents, using her expertise to help them navigate developmental challenges and improve their emotional and psychological well-being.
Interest areas:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Assertiveness training
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Burnout
- Child
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Coping Skills
- Couples therapy
- Dementia
- Depression
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Dissociative disorders (DID)
- Domestic violence
- Family therapy
- Impulsive behaviours
- Narrative Therapy
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Peer relationships
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Psychosis
- PTSD
- Schema Therapy
- School issues
- Stress
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Therapy
- Traumatic Brain Injury