About me
Welcome. I’m a Relational Therapist who works with the full breadth of human experience. I support individuals, couples, siblings, family members, colleagues and friends, not because I specialise only in 'relationships', but because everything we live is relational.
How you feel about yourself shapes how you move through work, family life, friendships, intimacy, conflict, and purpose. And how you see yourself is often influenced by the way you navigated childhood, adolescence, and the twists and turns that followed.
We are always in relationship with someone or something. The way we relate to the world today tells us a great deal about the impact of what we experienced we still carry. Often, it is a tethering to the past that makes it difficult to be fully ourselves in the present. So this is where we begin: here, in the present. You come as you are, the culmination of everything lived, and together we work towards releasing what no longer serves you, allowing space for you to more freely express who you are.
Re-learning that the body doesn’t lie can offer a powerful counter to a mind overwhelmed with intrusive thoughts like doubt, shame, guilt and self-criticism. Emotions, thoughts and memories, even though invisible, can affect our body (eg: nervous system), often fuelling loops of anxiety, self-doubt, low mood, or burnout. Anxiety, for example, often signals a disconnection from the body’s natural sensing. If left unresolved, these ‘invisible’ stressors can impact energy levels, concentration, sleep, libido, confidence, and self-regard.
The therapeutic relationship matters. I take seriously the responsibility of offering a confidential, attuned and transparent space. I work in a way that supports vitality and presence, willing to challenge when useful, yet sensitive to what each client needs. I seek to live in a way that is authentic, reflecting this work, walking my talk and talking my walk.
Alongside my clinical practice, I write about the evolving relationship between therapy and Ai, exploring how clients use Ai in moments of distress and how therapists can meet this shifting landscape with clarity, ethical responsibility and relational depth. My writing brings attention to the irreplaceable role of embodied presence in an age increasingly shaped by automation. You can read more on my Substack and website:
https://substack.com/@sphericalsara | www.sphericalliving.com
Whether you’re moving through crisis, navigating relationship change, or exploring deeper questions of identity and purpose, I offer a safe and dynamic space for exploration, realisation and evolution.
How I Work
Discovery Video Call (up to 30 minutes)
Therapy begins with relationship, and it’s important to discern who you want to work with. I offer an initial call (no charge, no obligation) to connect and answer any questions.
Working Together
Most clients begin with weekly sessions. The number of sessions varies with each person’s particular needs, and how actively they integrate their therapeutic insights into daily life. I usually recommend an initial 3 to 6 sessions, with regular reviews to clarify whether short-, medium- or long-term work is most appropriate.
There is no obligation to commit to a fixed programme; rather, the structure remains flexible and responsive, designed to support you, both in and beyond the therapeutic space.
Sessions are 50 minutes.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a professionally trained counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). My clinical foundation integrates Psychodynamic training with Clarkson’s Five-Strand Relational Model, complemented by longstanding experience in energy based, body-aware therapeutic work.
My approach has grown from more than 26yrs in bodywork, healing arts and talking therapies, giving me the settlement to receive and awareness of how the energy of emotions and thoughts, our body, inner quality and our environment interact, and our related patterns of reaction and response.
My professional experience spans private practice, NHS services, Employee Assistance Programmes, school counselling with 15–18-year-olds, and corporate wellbeing settings. I have extensive experience supporting medical professionals, academics, creatives, innovators and individuals in corporate leadership or high-pressure roles.
I work with a wide range of issues including anxiety, emotional regulation, relationship patterns and relational conflict, identity exploration (gender, religious, spiritual, cultural, social), grief and separation, family and interpersonal tension, trauma, burnout, shame, guilt & self-criticism, creative and performance blocks, work-related stress and patterns rooted in childhood or past relational experiences.
My work has also been shaped by many years travelling, living and working across Australasia, Asia, North America, Canada, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. These cross-cultural experiences support my work with clients from diverse backgrounds and with the complexities of identity, belonging and difference. I maintain ongoing professional development across trauma, attachment, grief, identity, relational practice, neurodivergence, and the emerging landscape of Ai in therapeutic work.
Professional Memberships
• Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
• ICO registered (data protection compliance)
• Professional indemnity insured
• Enhanced DBS check
Qualifications & Modalities
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling – Integrative Psychodynamic & Behavioural Models (Level 4 - Mary Ward)
- Functional Behaviour (including studies in Neurodivergence - Austism and ADHD), FABIC (ongoing)
- BA (Sociology & Politics, minors in Psychology and Philosophy)
- Extensive training and over 26 years’ practice in energy-aware bodywork modalities, healing arts & talking therapies
- Executive Certificate: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (LSE)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£80.00 - £130.00
Concessions offered for
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Fees (In-person and Online)
- Individual: £80/session
- Couples: £130/session
- Young adults (up to 25yrs): £60/session
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