About Sarah
Sarah Thompson helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and the ripple effects of loss and trauma. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, parenting strain, work-related pressure and low self-esteem. Sarah uses straightforward, practical methods to help people cope and move forward.
Sarah draws on 17 years of professional experience and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She creates a calm space where clients can talk without fear of judgment.
How Sarah works
Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps that make daily life easier. Her approach blends client-centred listening with structured tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. That mix can help people spot unhelpful thinking, reduce anxiety, and build coping skills.
Emotionally-focused work and elements of the Gottman method guide conversations about attachment and improving communication in relationships. Sarah also gives practical support around burnout, compassion fatigue and career stress. She helps people who are coping with chronic illness, caregiving pressure or addiction to find steadier ground.
When trauma or abuse is part of the story, she works at a pace the person finds manageable. Many clients come wanting clearer priorities, better boundaries, or more confidence. Sarah aims to help people identify what matters, try new ways of behaving, and notice the difference.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
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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
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centred therapy puts the person at the heart of sessions and focuses on listening, understanding and helping people find their own solutions. It suits conversations about self-esteem, grief, relationship concerns and many everyday struggles.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is practical and task-focused. It helps people spot patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or low mood and learn new ways of responding. This approach works well for stress, depression, anxiety and coping with change.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment. It helps people understand how strong feelings affect relationships and supports clearer communication and connection where needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when needed, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while keeping continuity of care.
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