Sarah Machan, Registered Nurse Psychotherapist
Have you ever found yourself running on empty, trying to care for everyone else while feeling disconnected from your own needs? Maybe you’ve noticed the exhaustion that comes from constantly being “on” for others... the pressure to stay strong, productive, and in control, even when you’re struggling inside.
Through her own experience with burnout and anxiety, Sarah understands how overwhelming it can be to slow down and rediscover balance.
Sarah offers a calm, compassionate space where you can take a breath, reflect, and begin finding your way back to yourself. Her approach is gentle and collaborative, rooted in respect, empathy, and a belief that small shifts in perspective can lead to powerful change.
“Even the smallest shift in perspective can bring about the greatest healing.” – Joshua Kai
Therapy with Sarah
As both a Registered Nurse and a psychotherapist, Sarah brings a unique understanding of the connection between mind, body, and environment. Her sessions blend clinical knowledge with genuine human care, offering a space where you can feel supported, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes.
Drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, psychoeducation, and motivational interviewing, Sarah helps clients develop practical tools to manage stress, build resilience, and reconnect with their sense of purpose. Her trauma-informed practice ensures that therapy always feels safe, validating, and tailored to your individual needs.
Each session with Sarah is a partnership focused on helping you strengthen self-awareness, challenge unhelpful patterns, and build the coping strategies that support your healing and growth.
What to Expect in Therapy
Starting therapy can feel like a big step. Sarah’s goal is to create a space that feels grounded, non-judgmental, and genuinely supportive. Here’s what you can expect when working with her:
1. Building Trust and Connection
Your first sessions focus on getting to know you: your experiences, values, and what brings you to therapy. Sarah takes time to understand what’s been weighing on you, so you can feel safe opening up at your own pace.
2. Exploring Your Story
Together, you’ll explore the patterns and beliefs that shape your experiences. Through curiosity and compassion, Sarah helps you uncover insights that bring clarity and understanding to your challenges.
3. Developing Tools and Skills
You’ll work collaboratively to identify coping strategies, self-regulation skills, and mindset shifts that help you navigate daily stress with more confidence and ease.
4. Sustaining Growth and Balance
Sarah supports you in maintaining progress and continuing to grow beyond the therapy space, finding balance, energy, and renewed self-trust in your everyday life.
Areas of Specialty
Sarah works with adults seeking support in the following areas:
1. Health Care and Caregiver Burnout
If you’re in a helping profession or caregiving role, it can be easy to lose sight of your own wellbeing. Sarah understands the exhaustion, guilt, and emotional fatigue that can come from always putting others first. Together, you’ll explore ways to set boundaries, restore balance, and rediscover your sense of fulfillment.
2. Anxiety and Stress Management
Racing thoughts, constant tension, or difficulty switching off... anxiety can feel all-consuming. Sarah helps you understand the underlying triggers, develop grounding techniques, and learn practical ways to calm your nervous system so you can move through life with greater steadiness and confidence.
3. Addictions and Recovery
Healing from addiction involves both compassion and accountability. Sarah provides a supportive environment to explore the roots of addictive patterns, strengthen self-awareness, and rebuild trust in yourself as you move toward recovery.
4. Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion
Many people struggle with self-criticism or feeling “not enough.” Sarah helps you challenge unhelpful beliefs, reconnect with your strengths, and build a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Why Clients Choose Sarah
Sarah blends her professional background in nursing with her personal understanding of burnout and healing. She knows what it means to care deeply for others, and how difficult it can be to extend that same care inward.
Her approach is both grounded and relatable: calm, thoughtful, and attuned to the realities of stress, fatigue, and recovery. Clients describe Sarah as steady, validating, and gently encouraging. Her sessions are practical yet deeply human, helping clients move forward with clarity and compassion.
Education and Training
Sarah Machan is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience supporting individuals navigating mental health, stress, and recovery. She has completed specialized training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, and integrates these evidence-based modalities into her work.
Her nursing background gives her a holistic perspective on mental health, allowing her to support clients through both emotional and physical aspects of wellbeing.
Take the First Step Toward Healing
If you’re feeling worn down, anxious, or unsure where to begin, Sarah is here to help. Together, you can explore what’s been holding you back, uncover practical tools for balance, and take small, meaningful steps toward feeling grounded again.
