Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist, with experience across a wide range of clinical and research settings in Northern Ireland and England. Throughout her professional career and voluntary roles, Sarah has consistently endeavoured to support and advocate for neurodivergent individuals

Sarah obtained her BA in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University, before undertaking a Masters in Mental Health Research from King’s College London. She then worked as a researcher in community mental health interventions in London, authoring several peer-reviewed publications. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, in Queen’s University Belfast. Sarah has worked across a variety of settings, including adult mental health; brain injury rehabilitation; youth justice; child and adolescent mental health services and several Autistic identification and intervention services

In addition to her work in The Adult Autism Practice, Sarah also works within psychology services in secure care in Northern Ireland. Here, she supports young people, often with a trauma history, at high risk in their community. Her role involves supporting these young people, their families, health professionals and the wider care system. Sarah places emphasis on understanding each person as an individual and highlighting when systems around them may have missed opportunities to recognise neurodivergence or promote neurodiversity-affirmative approaches

Alongside her psychology career, Sarah worked for The Cedar Foundation for several years. Here, she supported neurodivergent young people to engage in social opportunities, build confidence and better understand their Autistic identities