About Sarah
Sarah Charney uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people facing anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She provides a calm space for talking, learning new coping skills and making small changes that stack up over time. Sarah holds the NCPS credential from the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and has worked in clinical and workplace settings for a decade.
Her approach blends cognitive and mindfulness-based tools. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses.
How Sarah works
Sessions can include skill-building, guided reflection and simple at-home practices to test new behaviours. Sarah also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current expectations and patterns. This can help when feelings of abandonment, codependency or difficulty trusting others come up.
She pays attention to the ways trauma, dissociation or past losses affect day-to-day coping. Practical issues such as caregiving stress, workplace pressure, body image, substance-related concerns and eating-related difficulties are part of her caseload. She helps people untangle control issues, communication problems and commitment fears so they can make clearer choices about next steps.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. People outside the United Kingdom are not accepted. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Sarah lists 8 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Sarah’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions so people can move towards what matters despite difficult emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and trust. It helps people understand recurring patterns like fear of abandonment or difficulty depending on others and practises new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, offering empathy and reflection that lets people find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then try approaches together. This collaborative process means methods can be mixed and adjusted as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit into busy days or provide written reflections. These options give flexibility for different schedules and ways of working, making it easier to keep therapy consistent over time.
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