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Grounded Mind Psychology

Registered Psychologist | Geelong & Telehealth Australia-wide

Sally at Grounded Mind Psychology offers compassionate, down-to-earth psychological care for adults living with chronic illness or pain, healthcare professionals and other busy professionals, and people seeking support for mental health and wellbeing, relationships, or times of significant change.

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Support Services

Sally at Grounded Mind Psychology provides evidence-based support for adults dealing with mental health challenges, the effects of physical health conditions, and periods of sustained stress or change. Her approach is calm and collaborative, helping clients reduce distress, strengthen coping skills, and align with what matters most. Services are suitable for everyday concerns through to more complex, health-related or professional pressures.

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Support for Mental Health, Wellbeing & Life Transitions

Sally supports adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, sleep difficulties, relationship challenges, and periods of change or uncertainty. This includes both ongoing mental health concerns and times when life feels harder to manage or make sense of. Therapy focuses on understanding patterns, strengthening emotional regulation and coping skills, and supporting people to move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and alignment with what matters most.

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Support for Chronic Health Conditions, Pain & Injury

Sally works with adults living with chronic illness, pain, injury, fatigue, or the psychological impacts of medical treatment. She understands how physical health challenges can affect emotional wellbeing, identity, work, and relationships. This support focuses on emotional adjustment, nervous-system regulation, pacing and coping strategies, and rebuilding confidence and trust in the body, often alongside care from GPs or other health professionals.

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Support for Healthcare Workers

Sally provides confidential support for healthcare professionals navigating the emotional and psychological demands of clinical work. This includes burnout, moral distress, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and the strain of high responsibility and systemic pressure. Therapy offers a reflective space to process experiences, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with values, purpose, and sustainable ways of working.

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Support for Professionals in High-Demand Roles

Beyond healthcare, Sally supports professionals in other high-demand roles who are experiencing stress, burnout, performance pressure, work-life imbalance, or loss of direction. This work supports both symptom relief and deeper reflection, helping people clarify priorities, strengthen boundaries, and make thoughtful, values-aligned decisions about work and life. Principles and practices from coaching psychology may be integrated where helpful.

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Meet Sally

Sally Horne is a registered psychologist with over 20 years of experience in health, mental health, coaching, and organisational settings. She works with adults who are navigating a range of challenges, including stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, trauma, chronic health issues, relationship strain, or moments of change that feel unsettling or uncertain.

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Before moving into private practice, Sally spent many years working in health settings, alongside extensive work in health and wellbeing coaching. This background shapes an integrative, health‑informed approach, particularly for people managing psychological symptoms alongside chronic illness, pain, fatigue, medical treatment, or prolonged stress.

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Sally has also worked in professional coaching, including performance and executive coaching, supporting individuals in leadership and high-demand roles. This experience informs her collaborative, practical approach to therapy, especially for those experiencing burnout, performance pressure, perfectionism, or loss of direction in demanding environments.

How Sally Works

Sally’s style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in established psychological frameworks. She creates a therapeutic space that encourages openness, insight, and growth. Her practice is culturally informed and committed to LGBTQIA+ inclusive and affirming care.

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Therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, strengths, mindfulness, and compassion-based techniques, and trauma-informed care. Where appropriate, Sally integrates coaching principles to support values-based decision-making and future direction.

Qualifications
  • Master of Professional Psychology

  • Master of Science in Coaching Psychology

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology

  • Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science

  • Bachelor of Health Science / Chinese Medicine

Additional Trainings
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

  • Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB)

Registration & Memberships
  • Registered Psychologist – Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Member – Australian Psychological Society (APS)

Appointments

Appointments are available in person in Geelong and via Telehealth Australia-wide.

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  • Book online via the secure Book Online button (existing clients only).

  • Call The Medical Health Group on (03) 5222 3838.​

  • Get in touch via the Contact page to enquire about available times.

Referrals

Sally accepts referrals via:

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  • Mental Health Treatment Plans (MHTPs) completed by a GP or psychiatrist​​​​

  • Selected third-party pathways, including WorkSafe, TAC, and NDIS â€‹â€‹

  • Private health insurance (eligibility and rebates vary by fund)​​​

  • Self-referrals (no referral required)

Rebates

Medicare rebates are available for eligible clients attending with a Mental Health Treatment Plan, subject to current Medicare guidelines and annual session limits. (Rebate amounts and eligibility can change. Your GP or our practice team can advise the latest details during intake).

Get in Touch

Grounded Mind Psychology 

Located within The Medical Health Group

275 Ryrie  Street

Geelong VIC 3220

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