About me
I’m Sarah, a counsellor with a BA (Hons) in Counselling and a registered member of the BACP. Alongside my private practice, I also work with people facing complex personal and social difficulties. My experience includes several years as the Service Lead of a bereavement counselling charity, supporting people through grief and loss. Relationships are at the heart of my work, and I take time to get to know you and understand what life is like for you.
I care about my work. I’m interested in the experiences, relationships and feelings that have shaped your life.
People come to counselling for many different reasons. You may be feeling anxious, low, overwhelmed or stuck. You might be grieving, struggling in a relationship, dealing with changes in your family or simply finding life harder than usual. Sometimes you know exactly what is wrong. At other times, you may just know that something does not feel right.
Talking to family or friends is not always easy. You may worry about burdening them, feel they are too close to the situation or find it difficult to explain how you really feel.
If any of this resonates, I might be able to help. Counselling with me gives you time to talk openly with someone outside your everyday life.
My approach is warm, honest and down-to-earth. I won’t judge you or tell you how to live your life. I’ll listen carefully, and together we can explore how you’re feeling and what might be contributing to it. We can look at what is making life difficult, how earlier experiences may still be affecting you, and whether the same difficulties keep repeating in your relationships or other areas of your life.
I work with a range of concerns, including anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties and life changes, with particular experience in grief, loss and bereavement. Grief doesn’t always look and feel the way people expect. It can leave you feeling anxious, angry, numb, guilty or disconnected from other people. Whether your loss is recent or happened many years ago, you can talk about it without feeling that you should have moved on or be coping better.
If you think we might work well together, please get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 10 years’ experience as a counsellor, working in private practice, bereavement services and counselling for young adults.
I previously worked as a service Lead at a bereavement counselling charity, responsible for the service's day-to-day running and supporting people through grief and loss. Alongside my private practice, I now work with people facing complex personal and social difficulties.
Earlier in my career, I worked in forensic mental health and supported people with profound learning disabilities. These experiences have shaped the way I work and strengthened my belief in treating each person with patience, honesty and respect.
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Counselling
- Diploma/Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision – currently in progress
I regularly undertake further training to continue developing my skills and knowledge.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £65.00
Additional information
- Book in a free introductory call - 20 minutes
- My fee is £60 for online counselling sessions and £65 for face-to-face sessions.
- Each session lasts 50 minutes.
- For initial enquiries, please email me or call and leave a message.
When I work
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Further information
Our first session will include an assessment, so I will ask more questions than I would usually ask later on. These might include questions about what is happening for you now, your background, any support you already have in place, and anything important around safety, risk or confidentiality.
It's also a chance for you to get a sense of how I work and to ask any questions you may have. We can then decide together whether it feels like we are a good fit.
Sessions after this are usually less directive and more led by you. We'll go at your pace and start with whatever feels most important. You don’t need to come with everything worked out, or know exactly what you want to say. Sometimes we might talk about what is happening in your life now, and other times we may find ourselves thinking about earlier experiences, relationships, or patterns that keep coming up.
I'll listen carefully and may reflect back what I'm hearing, gently notice things that feel important, or wonder with you about what may be going on and how you might implement changes you would like to make.
