About me
Hello, my name is Sarah Cunliffe and I am a London Harley Street Recognised Emotional Therapeutic Counsellor - Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society, Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) Registered and a fully certified NLP Practitioner & EMDR Therapist. I am the author of three mental health books, and the owner of True Freedom an online counselling practice for 1:1 private clients, couples, executive coaching and the corporate market.
Are you experiencing anxiety all the time? Suffering from depression? Never feel Good enough? Nervous about going out? Relationship gone/going wrong? Persistently unhappy? Anger management issues? Coping with bereavement? Low self-esteem? Confused? Ill health? Eating disorder? Family problems? Experiencing abuse? Can’t cope?
Emotional Therapeutic Counselling can help...
So what is Emotional Therapeutic Counselling?
Emotional Therapeutic Counselling is an interactive, creative, talking therapy for people who are suffering emotional turmoil in their lives, whether brought about by crisis, a long term situation, persistent unhappiness, depression, apathy or difficulties in relating to others. Emotional Therapeutic Counselling holds the belief that emotional wellbeing is a key to a happy fulfilling life.
How can Emotional Therapeutic Counselling help?
A key aspect of Emotional Therapeutic Counselling is the range of techniques and creative tools that can be used to assist you to both recognise and release painful feelings in an appropriate manner, by working with your emotions rather than your mind.
The therapeutic counselling goes at your pace and the numbers of sessions will vary according to your needs. Emotional Therapists are trained to a very high standard and subscribe to a Code of Conduct which provides a commitment to ongoing training and supervision, you can find out more by visiting my website.
So what is NLP?
A method that helps people change unhelpful thought patterns, language, and behaviours to create more positive ways of thinking and responding. E.g Limiting beliefs, self sabotage, anxiety, imposter syndrome.
NLP Timeline Therapy: A technique using the subconcious mind where clients travel back in time on a timeline to release negative emotions and limiting beliefs, and to build empowering new ones. Effective treatment of PTSD, nightmares, poor sleep, fears and phobias and more.
What is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing): A therapy that helps people process and heal from distressing memories by using eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation to reduce the emotional charge of past experiences.
Attachment-Focused EMDR: A specialised form of EMDR that focuses on repairing early attachment wounds and building a stronger sense of safety, trust, and self-worth, alongside processing traumatic or painful memories.
I particularly specialise in working with clients suffering with Depression, anxiety and shame (a feeling of never being good enough) but also have special training in Trauma & PTSD recovery and working with adults who are survivors of abuse both as adults and also in childhood. I also often work with the clients who also have ADHD and as I have ADHD myself often find I can help with ways to help with some of their symptoms and organisational needs but also with compassion and a true understanding as well.
Getting in touch...
If you feel you might benefit from Emotional Therapy/Counselling/Coaching & Neurolinguistic programming or EMDR and want to know more about it then feel free to get in touch with me. You can call me on 0207 2057331 or email me to arrange a confidential chat.
It is important for you to find a therapeutic counsellor you feel comfortable with and I offer an initial consultation (20-30 minutes) free so we can meet in person and you can ask any questions you may have to help you make the right choice for you. Therapy sessions generally last 50 minutes. I provide online sessions using online Zoom video calls which is free of charge and you can easily download the basic Zoom software in a couple of minutes. It costs nothing to use and I will talk you through everything you need to download it and answer a video call from me. The picture and sound are vastly supervisor to Skype but I am happy to speak to clients on WhatsApp/Zoom or Skype - whichever way is most convenient for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am known as a safe pair of hands with over 15 years of experience and have the Advanced Diploma in Emotional Therapeutic Counselling from the Foundation for Emotional Therapeutic Counselling which qualifies me to practice and to teach. I also supervise other counsellors and have training in and experience of working with Victims of Abuse. I am particularly experienced in the areas of toxic shame, collapsing clinical depression, social anxiety, imposter syndrome, perfectionism deep trauma, PTSD and Couples Counselling.
I am an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society and a registered member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists).
Certified & experienced NLP Practitioner - NLP is great for letting go of trauma, PTSD, getting rid of unwanted habits and limiting beliefs.
Certified & experienced Attachment Focussed EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) a groundbreaking approach to healing trauma and anxiety. This innovative treatment helps you process distressing memories through guided eye movements, similar to the rapid eye movements that occur during dream sleep.
I am also an Executive Coach -a personalised development process where a professional coach works with leaders or high-potential professionals to enhance their skills, self-awareness, and effectiveness in meeting organisational and career objectives. Sarah is a business owner, trained in Leadership and Communications, retired Professional Actor and her previous career spanned many years in consulting to high street names and brands to support them in the delivery of large scale business change projects and programmes.
Sarah now currently works full time online worldwide with those working in the professional services, the creative and media industry, fashion, sporting world and leaders in the engineering sphere and she is registered with a London Harley Street Practice.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Anger
- Loss
- Victims of Child Abuse
- Relationship counselling
Therapies offered
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Fees
£120.00 - £135.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
An initial consultation which lasts for 50 minutes is free of charge.
Price range:
Individuals: £90-120 and Couples £118-£135 per session. Packages available upfront and subscription options.
When I work
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Further information
Reviews: female (real person)
I came to Sarah at a time in my life where I felt despite achieving several key milestones I was not living authentically. I was suffering with anxiety, obsessive thought patterns, negative body image and low self esteem. I lived in a constant state of trying to protect myself which I realised had lead to me shrinking my life and my outlook on what was possible.
I had attended therapy sessions before but the journey I have been on with Sarah has proved truly transformative. I have grown more than I could have imagined when I first reached out. This journey took work and commitment, there were difficult conversations and uncomfortable realisations, but it was so incredibly worth it. The changes didn't happen overnight, but gradually I found myself feeling more confident in my decisions, doing things for the joy of it rather than the intended outcome, and people around me started to notice a shift in me too, like I had found my spark again.
Of course, whilst on this journey life continued around me; I went through grief and heartbreak. Sarah always found time to balance the structured activities and planned exercises with the space for open conversation and reflection. I felt completely safe and trusted her with thoughts and feelings I haven't ever shared with anybody else. Every session felt valuable and like we made the most of the time, plus Sarah provided additional resources to work on in between sessions which helped me to feel like I was progressing and has set me up to now "go it alone".
For perhaps the first time in my life I am about to embark on a new chapter that feels 100% right for me, and isn't based on the opinions or expectations of others. And my work with Sarah feels far more substantial than just being about this moment, I now feel equipped to go forward into the future with a wealth of tools that will help me to embrace whatever comes my way, learn and grow further from it.
If you are looking for a sign to take that leap of faith and try something new then let this be it. You are worth the effort and what you learn about yourself might just change your life.
