Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist who completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science with first class honours in 2005 and graduated from a Doctor of Clinical Psychology in 2009. During her postgraduate study, she completed placements in university clinics, hospitals, community services and private practice. Her postgraduate thesis focussed on exploring the emotions of fear and anxiety in children to examine whether those emotions could be distinguished in that population.

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Since that time, Sarah has worked with children, adolescents and adults experiencing mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder), anxiety disorders (generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, health anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder), eating disorders, trauma (including childhood sexual abuse) and adjustment to major life transitions (e.g. parenting, grief, work transitions). She has a special interest in working with individuals with eating disorders, women in the perinatal period and children experiencing anxiety.

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Sarah is registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) with endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist and is a PsyBA-approved Supervisor. She provides supervision to post graduate clinical psychology students at a number of universities and is available to supervise registrars. Dr Stirling is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.