About Sarah
Sarah Bayford works in a relational way to help people with how they relate to themselves and others. She draws on seven years of practice to support people who feel anxious, stressed or depressed. Sarah is a BACP counsellor and she focuses on helping people reduce shame and build self-worth.
Sarah uses a gentle, conversational style. She helps people notice patterns in their relationships and in the way they talk to themselves.
How Sarah works
Sessions aim to make small, practical changes that feel manageable. The focus is on what matters to each person rather than on jargon or theory. Common concerns Sarah addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship difficulties.
She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Additional areas she works with include parenting strain, sleeping and eating difficulties, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques.
She also draws on existential and Jungian perspectives to help people make meaning and understand deeper patterns. This mix lets Sarah tailor sessions to the issues a person brings. Sessions are offered in English and take place online, using video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Sarah works with adults, including young adults, and is training to work with children and young people. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Sarah aims to create space for people to try new ways of being.
Her goal is to help clients feel more comfortable in themselves, set boundaries when needed and make decisions that reflect their values.
Sarah lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Online, this work looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people try different ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of sessions through empathetic listening and acceptance, letting people lead the pace and topics they want to address. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is practical and targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours; in online sessions it can include structured exercises and simple homework to try between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as priorities change, and the plan is reviewed together so people remain involved in choosing what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls are useful when visual cues help the conversation, while phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when a written format feels easier. These options offer flexibility to fit work, family and daily life while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
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