Sage Perspectives | Trauma-Aware EMDR Therapy in Newcastle and via Telehealth

Sage Perspectives is a private psychology practice in Newcastle and via Telehealth that offers trauma-informed EMDR therapy and evidence-based psychological care for adults navigating difficult life experiences.

We work with trauma, life transitions and re-adjustments, relational challenges, migration and cultural transitions. These often shows up as stress, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and overwhelm.

Our approach is collaborative and non-pathologising, with attention to how experiences are held in the nervous system and how patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour shape daily life.

Our mission is to support your regulation, clarity, and personal agency.

We welcome clients from diverse and inclusive communities.

This space may be a good fit if you:

• feel tired or worn down from stress or responsibility over a long time

• notice your body often feels tense, on edge, shut down, or overwhelmed

• find that the same problems keep coming up in relationships

• are going through a big change, loss, or turning point in your life

• have moved countries or cultures and feel unsettled or out of place

• feel that past experiences still affect how you feel, think, or react

• want support that helps you feel steadier and clearer, without having to retell painful details

Therapy is available in English and Mandarin (中文）

Events

Bondi Attack – Community Support Session | Newcastle & Surrounds (Free) - 31 January 2026

The Bondi attack on the Jewish community and our shared way of life may have left you feeling unsettled, distressed, hyper-alert, or emotionally overwhelmed. This free community support session is offered to members of the Newcastle and the surrounding community who have been directly or indirectly impacted by this event.

Group EMDR - Register Interest (Mar/Apr 2026)

Group EMDR sessions are suitable for adults who wish to work with distressing experiences in a supportive and safe group setting. It is delivered in a structured, contained, and non-narrative way, meaning there is no sharing of personal details or retelling of events. The focus is on restoring nervous-system regulation, reducing distress, and strengthening adaptive internal resources. The groups are typically 4-6 people.

Interest areas

Post-Traumatic resilience - exploring how individuals not only recover from trauma, but experience meaningful psychological shifts—developing deeper self-understanding, purpose, and a more integrated sense of wellbeing.

Humanistic psychology - a focus on inherent human potential, autonomy, and the capacity for growth. This approach values personal meaning, self-direction, and the movement toward self-actualisation..

Transpersonal Psychology - the intersection of psychology and consciousness, including experiences that extend beyond the individual self (i.e. altered states). This includes identity, spirituality, and the search for meaning within broader systems of awareness.

East-West and Contemplative Traditions - integrating perspectives from Western psychology with Eastern and contemplative traditions, to explore how physiology, inner experience, perception, and attention shape functioning.

Mind–Body & Epigenetic Influences -
how factors such as stress, trauma, environment, and lifestyle influence biological systems and gene expression—shaping emotional regulation, behaviour, and long-term mental health.

About Cindy

Hi and welcome! I'm very happy to be connecting with you here.

I am a registered a bilingual psychologist (English and Mandarin) who work with adults experiencing trauma, life transitions and re-adjustments, relational challenges, migration and cultural transitions. You will experience this often as stress, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and overwhelm.

My journey to becoming a psychologist started with my migration story from Taiwan as a child, and former career working across international contexts (i.e. diplomacy, defence, war zones, consultancy) and complex institutional systems (i.e. Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse). My lived experiences, both personal and professional, has guided me towards training in EMDR and trauma-informed psychology. Alongside EMDR, I tailor other therapy modalities suitable to the client, to help bring awareness and stability to the body, compassion to the self-critic, and practical solutions to life's challenges.

Our work together

In my role as a psychologist, I am interested in how people make sense of their life experiences and find growth and evolution in adversity. When we work and journey together, I want to understand how your identity, sense of belonging, and personal meaning have supported, hindered, and perhaps shift over time. I am curious about how your patterns in thoughts, emotions, and behaviours have shaped your life trajectory. I want to hear about how you relate to yourself, each other, and our planet in this uncertain and rapidly changing world. I am fascinated by how you have been able to adapt for survival, what holds you back, and how you want to thrive. I hold space for you to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with what feels coherent, aligned, and true within yourself. Ultimately, I believe all healing journey leads us home to ourselves.

Therapy Types

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy provides a structured and confidential space to explore experiences that continue to influence how you relate to yourself, others, and the world. Sessions are tailored and collaborative, with attention to readiness, consent, and pacing.

This approach may be helpful for people navigating prolonged stress, identity shifts, relational difficulties, or the after-effects of experiences that required endurance rather than choice.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based trauma therapy based on theory of adaptive information processing and memory reconsolidation. EMDR supports the nervous system to reprocess experiences that were encoded under threat, constraint, or prolonged stress, so they no longer need to be held in isolation. When integration occurs, people can access their own adaptive responses (i.e. helpful thoughts, emotions, and behaviours) and re-evaluate meanings formed at the time — not because they’re instructed to think differently, but because the system is no longer required to remain in a defensive state. Preparation, consent, and pacing are central to this work.

Group EMDR Therapy

Small group EMDR therapy supports stabilisation and memory reprocessing within a contained and structured environment. No disclosures are required, and any sharing is invited and optional. Resourcing and grounding activities may draw on sound, movement, art, and/or nature. Participation is voluntary and suitability is considered in advance. Details of upcoming groups are shared in the Events page.

Service Fees

Fees are set with consideration to APS standards for psychological services, clinical specialisations, the client’s current country of residence (social justice model), and administrative costs:

International Standard Fee: Australia, Singapore, US, UK, Canada, Europe

AUD 220 - 50 minutes

AUD 330 - 90 minutes

Medicare, DVA, Bupa ADF accepted in Australia.

Taiwan Residents:

NTD 3,500 - 50 minutes

NTD 6,500 - 90 minutes

Connect with me

Thrive Wellness Hub

Address: 9 Robert St. Wickham NSW 2293 (Wednesdays from 11 March 2026)

Email: connect@sage-perspectives.com

Phone: 0406 077 686

Business hours:

Tue, Wed: 10am - 6pm (AEST)