“I love the breadth of clinical psychology — from working with complex mental health concerns to offering someone a little more room to think, reflect and work things through.”
Meet Sarah Scupham
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons 1)
Master of Clinical Psychology (Distinction)
Endorsed Clinical Psychologist
Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor
Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)
Sarah is an endorsed Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved Clinical Supervisor with 10 years of experience across private practice, public health, and community mental health settings. She has worked with people of all ages dealing with anxiety, stress, mood difficulties, trauma, and relationship challenges. She is especially passionate about trauma recovery and helping clients navigate its impact in a way that feels safe and manageable.
Sarah believes therapy is about more than just problem-solving - it’s about gaining insight, building resilience, and making changes that feel right for you. She takes a warm, down-to-earth approach, creating a space where clients can be themselves while working through the things that matter to them.
Trained in a range of evidence-based therapies like CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Sarah tailors her approach to each person’s needs. She is committed to making therapy genuinely useful and incorporates routine outcome monitoring to track progress every session. By regularly checking in on what’s working (and what’s not), she ensures that therapy stays on track, remains meaningful, and continues to meet your goals.
Outside of therapy, Sarah is a mother, and when she's not enjoying time with her family, you can find her reading novels that would never win literary prizes, but are endlessly entertaining nonetheless.
My Approach
A Room For You
Evidence-Based Intervention
Personalised Care
I prioritise a safe, non-judgmental space where your thoughts and emotions are heard with full attention and empathy. Through gentle dialogue, we work together to uncover patterns and identify the unique needs that guide your personal growth.
I draw on evidence-based psychological therapies and current research to guide our work together. This means using approaches that are supported by evidence, while staying thoughtful and intentional about how therapy progresses.
Sessions are tailored to you, with decisions about evidence-based approaches made collaboratively. Routine outcome monitoring and feedback are used to track progress, understand what’s helping, and guide therapy along the way.
Areas of Interest
I work with individuals across the lifespan who are navigating life's challenges and seeking a supportive path towards better days.
Key Focus Areas
Anxiety and persistent worry.
Stress and burnout.
Trauma and Recovery.
Relationship difficulties.
Life transitions and adjustments.
Self-esteem and confidence.
Couples therapy.
Depression and Mood difficulties.
Treatment Modalities
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Schema Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Prolonged Exposure (PE)
EMDR Therapy
Routine Outcome Monitoring & Philosophy
Did you know that psychologists aren't very good at recognising when therapy isn't working?
Research has found that therapists can have difficulty accurately identifying when clients are not improving or are getting worse based on clinical judgement alone. Routine outcome monitoring provides another way of noticing when therapy may need to change.
In my practice, this is simple. You'll complete a brief measure at each session, which I review with you to track how things are progressing. These measures, combined with conversation and clinical judgement, give us a more informed understanding of how you’re going and whether therapy is helping.
If therapy isn't progressing as you'd hoped, the data helps me recognise this early on, and then have an open and authentic conversation about what's working, what isn't, and whether we need to do something differently. For me, feedback-informed therapy is about not assuming therapy is helping simply because we're doing it. I check, we talk about it, and we use that information together.
Interested in the research?
Lambert, Whipple & Kleinstäuber (2018) — Meta-analysis of Routine Outcome Monitoring - A review of 24 studies examining whether routinely measuring progress and providing feedback improves psychotherapy outcomes.
Lambert et al. (2005) — Providing Feedback to Psychotherapists on Client Progress -Explores how monitoring progress can help clinicians identify when therapy may not be going as expected and respond earlier.
Lambert & Harmon (2018) — The Merits of Routine Outcome Monitoring in Clinical Practice - A broader discussion of why routine monitoring can strengthen evidence-based psychological practice.
Halford & Frost (2021) — Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-10: A Brief Measure for Routine Psychotherapy Outcome and Progress Assessment - Examines the DASS-10 as a brief, reliable and change-sensitive measure designed to make routine progress monitoring easier to incorporate into everyday psychological practice.