Meet Sarah Lewitzka

Sarah is a provisional psychologist with a warm, curious, and compassionate presence. She is currently completing a Combined Clinical PhD at Flinders University. Having finished the Master’s component of her training, she is now finalising her doctoral thesis which explores harmful factors and harm minimisation for online content moderators exposed to traumatic material. Entering her eighth and final year of training, Sarah looks forward to pursuing clinical endorsement following graduation.

Sarah takes a collaborative, evidence-based, and client-centred approach, grounded in a genuine curiosity about each person’s unique experiences and strengths. She creates an engaging and validating space where clients feel safe to explore, grow, and develop practical skills for meaningful change. Sarah’s clinical experience spans a range of presentations, including anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trauma-related concerns. Her work is informed primarily by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), with experience in ACT and DBT, and she is dedicated to ongoing learning and skill development.

• Honours Degree in Psychology, Flinders University (2022)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology), Flinders University (Present)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Helping clients accept difficult emotions and commit to actions aligned with their values.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Supporting emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): Assisting clients to process and reframe trauma-related thoughts to reduce distress.
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Guiding clients to gradually face feared situations and reduce avoidance behaviours, commonly used for anxiety and OCD.

She is committed to continual growth as a clinician and values ongoing supervision, professional development, and reflective practice.

• Anxiety Disorders: Supporting clients to manage excessive worry, fear, and anxiety that interfere with daily life.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Helping individuals address intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviours through evidence-based strategies.
• Trauma-Related Concerns: Guiding clients to process and cope with experiences of trauma in a safe and supportive way.
• Post-Traumatic Stress: Assisting clients in reducing distressing symptoms following traumatic events and improving overall functioning.
• Depression and Mood Concerns: Supporting individuals to manage low mood, hopelessness, and shifts in emotional wellbeing.
• Emotion Regulation Difficulties: Teaching strategies to identify, understand, and manage intense or overwhelming emotions.
• ADHD and Neurodivergence: Providing tailored support for attention, executive functioning, and life management challenges.
• Stress and Adjustment Difficulties: Helping clients navigate life transitions, pressure, and coping with change effectively.

Her background in trauma-related research also informs her clinical insight into the impacts of distressing content, vicarious trauma, and wellbeing in high-pressure environments.