Welcome to Panacea Wellness. My name is Sarah Lonsdale, and I am the founder and counsellor. I have been living in the small town of Paynesville for the past four years and supporting the community by providing Pilates and massage therapy at Recover Health and Performance. I have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Exercise Science) where I found a passion for therapy. I am not interested in diagnosing and therefore decided to further my education with a Graduate Diploma in Counselling, this allows me to support those through many life changes including mental health issues, coming to terms with illness or injury such as stroke or surgery and also daily problems and concerns such as stress management or simply being someone to talk to. Seeing me does not mean you have an illness; I may just be someone to vent to who is not family or friend who will not judge or gossip.  I am a mother to a beautiful baby boy, who provides me with many new life experiences and understanding.