Sarah Daley (she/her) is a Clinical Social Worker (AASW) and Registered Play Therapist (APPTA) with over 20 years of experience working alongside children, families, and communities. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work/Arts (Cultural Studies) and a Master’s in Child Play Therapy, with advanced training in EMDR with Children and Relational Integrative EMDR.

As an integrative therapist, Sarah honours each person’s individual needs, presentation, and developmental age, drawing from a wide range of therapeutic modalities to create approaches that truly fit. Her work blends expressive and somatic therapies with focused psychological strategies, supporting healing from the inside out.

Bringing warmth, authenticity, and creativity to every encounter, Sarah works with children, young people, and adults to foster safety, connection, and growth.

Sarah’s path into therapy has always been guided by people and their stories, from co-facilitating family healing camps with Elders in the Tiwi Islands, to supporting young people to share their experiences through drama in Melbourne, to helping establish a play and arts centre for children with disabilities in Timor-Leste. These experiences continue to shape her belief that healing is both personal and collective, emerging through relationship, connection, and community.

Grounded in curiosity, compassion, and playfulness, Sarah is passionate about creating spaces where people feel truly seen, safe, and understood, and where they can reconnect with their innate capacity for regulation, resilience, and joy.

Alongside her therapy practice, Sarah offers supervision, training, and consultation for professionals. Through her international work, she supports the development of play therapy in new contexts, collaborating with communities to build environments where children can express, connect, and heal through play.