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Sarah Buckland

Sarah Buckland

Sarah is a highly skilled registered and licensed psychologist in Auckland, who approaches her work with empathy and compassion. Sarah completed her psychologist registration in New Zealand, and has worked in a variety of settings, including disability services, mental health, Ministry of Education, and ACC accredited services. Sarah works across the lifespan, in a culturally sensitive and holistic way.


Her main areas of interest include trauma, neurodiversity, traumatic brain injury, anxiety and mood disorders, parent and family support, gender identity, resilience, and grief.


Sarah works flexibly and collaboratively and uses a variety of values-centred, evidence-based therapeutic models to support clients to develop strategies to overcome difficulties and work towards their goals. Alongside therapy, Sarah offers supervision to psychologists and other health professionals, as well as facilitating training and workshops.


Beyond her professional life, Sarah is a parent of teenage daughters, and spends her spare time outdoors, coaching netball, and spending time with her family and pets.


Therapy Approaches

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

  • Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)

  • Play Therapy informed practice

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

  • Solution-Focussed Therapy (SFT)

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Psychology

  • MA in Psychology (Honours)

  • BA(Hons) in Psychology OR BA in Psychology (Honours)

 Memberships

  • Full Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society

  • Full Member of the New Zealand Society for Behaviour Analysis

  • Associate Member of the New Zealand Association for EMDR Therapists

How can we help?

Clinician preference
Dr. Camilla Nguyen
Dr. Alexandra Bijl-Brown
Sarah Buckland
Ron Chau
Meika Churchman
Rachel Bilby
Gisela Theunissen
Hanna Cope
Dr. Danny Stewart
Erin Zhai
Keyla Losa
Dr Chris Garrod
Dr Jemila Chadwick
Dr Phadiel Hoosen
Megan-Lee Spence-Ross
Noelle Ravlich
Megan Wienand
No preference - First available

Service Eligibility Criteria

Due to the specialised nature of our services, we are currently unable to support clients experiencing severe mental health symptoms, high risk of self-harm or harm to others, borderline personality disorder or traits, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis-related conditions. By proceeding, you confirm that you have read and understand these eligibility requirements and believe you meet our service criteria.

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