Sarah Drobczyk, AASW

Sarah Drobczyk is an AASW social worker and counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through hard times. She approaches therapy in a down-to-earth way and centres the person's goals and strengths in every session.

Sarah focuses on stress and anxiety, grief and loss, addiction and trauma. She also helps with sleep problems, parenting stress, relationship concerns and feelings of isolation. Living with health challenges such as chronic pain, chronic illness or cancer is a noted area of focus she can address alongside emotional and practical strains.

Her style combines acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centred listening and practical cognitive tools. Sessions aim to build small, manageable skills for coping and to clarify what matters most to each person. Mindfulness practices and dialetical behaviour approaches are used when they suit the person's needs.

Sarah emphasises collaboration. She treats the person as the expert in their own life and works together to set achievable steps. People are encouraged to experiment with new ways of responding rather than aiming for perfection.

Her background in social work informs a broad view of life circumstances, including multicultural and systemic pressures. Sarah offers a calm, practical space for people wanting to make changes, manage chronic health-related stress, or find clearer direction after loss or major life shifts.

How these approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action that matters to the person. It helps people living with chronic illness or ongoing stress to accept difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviours and routines and teaches practical skills to change patterns that worsen anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and can ease symptoms of stress and sleep disruption.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, preferences and goals and then suggest which methods to try. That process is collaborative and can change over time as goals shift or new issues emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce time spent travelling, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practise mindfulness or behavioural experiments between sessions in everyday settings to speed learning and generalise skills to daily life.