Sarah Newbold
Progressive Therapeutic Counselling
I’m Sarah (she/her), a counsellor, social worker, writer, and founder of Progressive Therapeutic Counselling.
I’ve worked in mental health and community services for more than 20 years across counselling, trauma, relationships, crisis support, and violence prevention.
My work is queer-affirming, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that people deserve counselling that feels human, thoughtful, and emotionally safe.
It’s time we moved away from therapy that is overly clinical, performative, and emotionally distant.
My work is grounded in the understanding that people do not exist in isolation from the systems, cultures, technologies, relationships, and power structures that shape their lives.
I don’t believe in ‘specialties’ when it comes to human-centered work, but I do have areas I’m passionate about:
Relationships, intimacy, attachment, and relational harm
Queer relationships, identity, and community
Neurodivergence and living in systems not built for you
Sex, kink, BDSM, consensual power exchange, and alternative relationship structures
AI, parasocial, and digital relationships
Abortion, reproductive experiences, hormonal mental health, peri/menopause, and living in a body that no longer feels predictable or easy to inhabit
Coercive control, emotional abuse, stalking, and relational safety
Grief, burnout, loneliness, and the emotional exhaustion many people carry through modern life
Values are not branding to me.
They shape how people are spoken to, understood, believed, respected, and cared for.
I try to ensure the way I work is genuinely aligned with the values I speak about, both inside and outside the counselling room.
The values below are fundamental to who I am as a person, and as a practitioner:
Anti Racist
Sex & Kink +
Neuro +
Pro choice
Queer +
Disability +
Fees
Individual counselling & relational safety sessions
Standard rate: $155
Financial accessibility rate: $115
I want counselling to remain accessible where possible. The lower rate is available to anyone who needs it, without proof of financial circumstance or explanation required. I operate on a system of respect & trust.
Relationship therapy
2 people: $230
3 people: $340
4 people: $450
Clinical supervision
$190
I offer online sessions via secure telehealth across Australia.
I do not currently offer Medicare rebates or work with private health insurance providers.