She is an autistic, a wife, and a mother to three humans and Magnus the Springer Spaniel. She is a Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner and she holds a Masters Degree in Embodiment Studies from Goddard College and wrote her thesis on autism as an embodied condition. Her thesis is the foundation for her upcoming book -  Wired to Feel: Autism as a Condition of Sensory Surplus, which is co-written with Martha Sweezy, and will be published in April 2026. 

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Her professional journey has been an unusual one. She spent the last 15 years supporting clients and helping them reach an understanding that their experiences, whether they are emotional, physical, or spiritual, are all part of who they are. She is a certified Pilates instructor and spent 10 years using movement to help clients recover from illness and injury.  This was a profoundly empowering experience that introduced her to the idea that our bodies store all our emotions. She then became a volunteer working with undocumented children from Central America, many of whom had suffered abuse. Her experiences with these children introduced her to the psychological world of trauma and therapy, and the value of being witnessed. She became a rape crisis counselor for RAINN, the national hotline, listening to and supporting callers who had experienced sexual violence. These experiences all led her to where she is now – working in private practice as a Certified Internal Family Systems practitioner. 

IFS is a somatic psychotherapeutic model that encourages clients to notice their emotions rather than change them. She specialises in using the IFS model with autistic clients and she presented on this topic at the Internal Family Systems Annual Conference for the last few years. She is a writer and researcher with a mission  to change the narrative around autism. She continues her work supporting clients to help deepen their understanding of how their autism impacts their lives.

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To learn more about Sarah, please check out her website at www.thecuriousheart.com

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