Sarah Bennett, NCPS

Sarah Bennett, NCPS, offers counselling for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting worries, eating or sleeping difficulties, addiction-related problems and identity concerns within LGBT contexts. Sarah draws on eleven years of practice and a clear focus on helping people feel steadier and more able to cope.

Her counselling began in Sydney in 2009 where she worked as a telephone counsellor for Lifeline. On return to the United Kingdom she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and a University Certificate in Counselling from South Cheshire College, validated by Manchester Metropolitan University. She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society - NCPS - and follows their framework for ethics and good practice.

Sarah’s day-to-day style is person-centred. She listens first and works at the client’s pace. Where helpful, she offers techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas, relaxation and breathing work, mindfulness and meditation, and hypnotherapy approaches taught at postgraduate level. These are suggested as options to try rather than strict homework tasks.

Her background includes placements and roles supporting young people in colleges and schools, plus volunteer bereavement work with a local charity. More recently she sees clients in private practice in Nantwich, and runs appointments by telephone and video call when arranged in the usual way.

Outside work she spends time with family and her dog Leo. She aims to help people access their own answers and build practical ways to manage anxiety, grief and life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling

Client-centred therapy places the client's experience at the heart of work. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects what is heard and helps the person find their own solutions; this approach supports people dealing with grief, life changes and emotional overwhelm.

Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical tools such as thought records, behaviour experiments and breathing or relaxation techniques to manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns.

Hypnotherapy as practised alongside talking therapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help explore unhelpful habits and aid calming. It can be offered as an additional option when it seems suitable for issues like anxiety or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try together. This is a collaborative process and the choice can change as therapy progresses.

Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. Telephone or video call appointments are mentioned in the profile, but confirm current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping continuity of care while balancing family, work and other demands.