Sarah is passionate about helping her clients achieve meaningful change in their lives. She places a strong emphasis on creating a respectful therapeutic relationship and appreciates each client’s uniqueness and views therapy as a collaborative process. She works within a person-centered and strength-based framework, seeing therapy as an opportunity to utilize and build upon each client’s existing skills and strengths. Sarah has experience working with clients across the lifespan, from adolescents through to aged care residents. She values working with clients of all ages, diverse cultural backgrounds and the LGBTQAI+ community. Sarah’s experience has come from working in private practice, non-government organizations, the Older Peoples Mental Health Service within NSW Health, and Psycho-Oncology. Sarah provides assessment and interventions which are individually tailored to each clients needs and circumstances. Whether you have received a formal diagnosis, or seeking support for personal growth, or just going through one of life's challenging times and needing a professional to talk to, Sarah is dedicated to work alongside you in supporting change and to gain a sense of balance and overall wellbeing. Sarah supports teens through to older age adults across a broad range of presenting issues including: - Mood and anxiety disorders - Grief and loss - Adjustment difficulties - Trauma and stress related issues - Addiction - Relationship concerns - Perinatal mental health - Suicidal ideation and self-harm (mild to moderate) Sarah is trauma informed and trained in a range of evidence-based therapies including: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) - Motivational Interviewing (MI) - Person Centered Therapy (PCT).

With offices in Belmont, Charlestown and Toukley, Dr Lakshmi Kasi and her team provide care to the women of Newcastle, Central Coast and surrounding areas. She is locally trained and well versed in both managing gynaecological conditions and providing obstetric care. Minor procedures are done at our surgery and major procedures can be done in both public and private hospital with operating rights at Lake Macquarie Private hospital, Warner's Bay Private hospital and Newcastle Private Hospital.Dr Kasi has admitting rights at Newcastle Private, Lake Macquarie Private and Warners Bay Private Hospitals as well as maintaining her public commitments at Belmont and John Hunter Hospitals. Colposcopy, biopsies, insertion and removal of Mirena, Implanon and pessaries as well as other minor procedures are offered at our consultation rooms. While major operations are done in both public and private hospitals, which are equipped to provide ideal care.

Clients have a good laugh, smile and feel relaxed and confident during their visits - as they begin to realize that what felt overwhelming is actually manageable and very normal. Couples have a laugh, smile, meet eyes and leave their sessions cuddling and content. Pregnant women leave a session feeling peaceful and connected with their babies and bodies.

Donating your sperm is one of the most rewarding things you can do by helping another couple or woman to start a family. In Newcastle there is currently a severe shortage of donor sperm yet the number of couples requesting donor sperm is on the increase. The purpose of Newcastle Sperm Donors is to recruit Australian sperm donors to donate semen samples for infertility patients who require donor sperm to conceive a child.