Healing through
understanding.
Individual therapy & eating disorder treatment
I provide individual therapy and eating disorder treatment for adults and adolescents (16 years+). Sessions with adolescents may include meetings with family to better understand what’s happening at home.
ADULTS & TEENS
In-person sessions can offer a deeper sense of connection and grounding. My office is conveniently located in Spring Hill, Brisbane – just a short walk from Central Station.
IN-PERSON
I offer online therapy for individuals across Australia. Telehealth makes it easier to access support, fit sessions into your schedule, and save on travel time.
TELEHEALTH
SARAH MOORE
Clinical Psychologist
My approach is grounded in relational psychodynamic theory, which means I’m interested in how our past and present relationships shape who we are and how we feel. I often work with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and create more meaningful, fulfilling lives.
I believe effective therapy involves both safety and courage. You need a space where you can feel supported, while also being challenged to explore parts of yourself that feel difficult or unfamiliar.
I also work with adults and adolescents experiencing eating disorders. In my experience, challenges with eating, weight, and body image often reflect deeper emotional concerns. My work focuses on helping people stabilise their eating habits while also exploring the underlying patterns driving those behaviours.
As a therapist, I’m a warm and thoughtful listener who shares insights and observations in a relaxed and supportive environment where there is room for authenticity and humour.
TRAINING + EDUCATION
Registered Clinical Psychologist – AHPRA
Master of Clinical Psychology – Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons I) – University of Queensland
Diploma of Counselling – Australian Academy of Applied Psychology
Training in Focal Psychodynamic Therapy for Anorexia (FPT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), and Specialist Structured Clinical Management (SSCM)
MY APPROACH
Many people come to therapy because they’re struggling with uncomfortable symptoms – anxiety, low mood, poor self-esteem, disordered eating, relationship difficulties, or a general sense of unease. Over time, it often becomes clear that the difficulty isn’t just the symptoms themselves. Instead, symptoms serve as messengers of deeper, unresolved concerns. At its heart, therapy is not only about easing discomfort, but also about wanting more – more understanding, connection, and freedom in how we live.
Psychodynamic therapy is a talking-based treatment that explores how thoughts and feelings outside of our awareness can shape the way we experience ourselves and others. Often, we cope with painful emotions by pushing them out of mind. But, even when hidden, these feelings can continue to influence our mood, behaviour, and relationships.
In our work together, we aim to bring what’s unconscious into awareness – to understand what lies beneath the symptoms and the patterns that keep you stuck. By making sense of these deeper layers, new perspectives and possibilities emerge, allowing for more authentic ways of being and relating.
EATING DISORDER TREATMENT
I provide therapy for adults and adolescents experiencing a range of concerns related to eating, body image, and weight, as well as those with diagnosed eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder.
My approach is person-oriented rather than symptom-focused. I’m interested in understanding you as a whole person, not just your eating difficulties. I view eating disorder behaviours as meaningful attempts to manage deeper emotional struggles. Together, we will work to stabilise your eating, while also exploring the underlying issues that drive and maintain the behaviours. I believe this approach enables long-lasting change to occur.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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My fee per session is $290 and sessions are 50 minutes.
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You may be able to access Medicare rebates of $137.05 per session if you are eligible for a Mental Health Treatment Plan (up to 10 rebated sessions per calendar year) or Eating Disorder Treatment Plan (up to 40 rebated sessions over 12 months). If you have reached your Medicare Safety Net threshold, your rebate will be higher.
If you wish to access Medicare rebates for treatment, you will need to be referred by your GP or psychiatrist.
Private health insurance rebates are available, dependent on individual cover. Please contact your health insurance provider to obtain a quote. You can claim directly with your insurer after your session, following payment of your session. You are unable to use your private health insurance if you are already accessing Medicare rebates for your sessions. -
I do not provide services under other third-party providers such as NDIS, DVA, or Work Cover.
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You do not need a referral or formal diagnosis to attend therapy. You can simply contact me to book an initial consultation. However, if you wish to access Medicare rebates for treatment, you will need to be referred by your GP or psychiatrist.
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Yes, I am currently accepting new clients.
I offer appointments Monday 10am-5pm, Tuesday 7am-3pm, Wednesday 8am-4pm, Thursday 7am-3pm, and Friday 8am-11am.
I offer sessions on a twice-weekly, weekly, or fortnightly basis, and will offer you a regular ongoing appointment time. As such, I am only able to offer you a specific appointment time after I complete therapy with a current client. This means that I cannot guarantee a wait time for specific appointment times, and my ability to offer you an appointment will be reduced if your availability is limited. I do not offer monthly or ad hoc therapy appointments for new clients. -
Psychodynamic therapy can be an effective treatment for a variety of different problems. It may be suitable if you:
often feel uncertain or confused about how you feel, and want to make sense of your feelings;
keep repeating similar patterns in your relationships, and want to understand why you do this;
are curious about why you act in the way that what you do, and want to understand more about your feelings and behaviours;
struggle day-to-day but don’t quite understand why;
want a deeper and more meaningful relationship with both yourself and others;
have struggled with eating difficulties for some time and have tried multiple treatments without success.
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My practice is primarily informed by relational psychodynamic theory. However, I am trained in a range of eating disorder therapies including Focal Psychodynamic Therapy for Anorexia (FPT), Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), and Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), which are outlined below. The approach we choose depends on your goals, personal preference, and current medical stability.
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Our work together will involve an initial assessment period of 2 to 4 sessions. This is a time for me to get a better understanding of you and what you’re struggling with, and for you to assess whether I am the right person to assist you. Following this, together we will decide the best path forward.
I offer sessions on a twice-weekly, weekly, or fortnightly basis, and will offer you a regular ongoing appointment time (e.g., Monday at 10am each week). Attending frequently will help you to become aware of unconscious thoughts and feelings underlying your difficulties. Less frequent attendance means that you are likely to spend most of the session simply reporting on what happened since we last met, making deeper work less likely to occur.I require eating disorder clients to be engaged with their GP for regular medical monitoring throughout the course of therapy. If you do not have a GP who can provide this, I can make recommendations for GPs with eating disorder knowledge in Brisbane.