Rate My Professor Sarah Mellor

Since 2012, Mellor has operated a private practice in Dunedin, initially with Visser & Associates and currently co-directing DrewCrannitch Psychologists alongside Rachel Drew. Her practice delivers evidence-based interventions for clients across all ages, with a focus on young adults, adolescents, and children. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma-focused therapies, and mindfulness-based interventions. Mellor addresses issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, eating and body image concerns, self-harm, substance misuse, trauma, stress, health anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and relationship difficulties. She performs comprehensive adult ADHD diagnostic assessments involving clinical interviews and psychometrics, provides ACC-funded services for sensitive claims including sexual trauma, facilitates therapeutic groups, delivers workshops, and supervises other professionals. She maintains close collaborations with University of Otago Student Health Services, ACC organizations, and local schools.