Sarah Thompson, BACP

Sarah Thompson is a counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and 17 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, parenting strain and day-to-day coping challenges. Sarah aims to make the first step feel manageable and offers steady support through change.

Sarah keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. She creates an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. Conversations explore practical ways to ease symptoms, rebuild confidence and work out next steps. She uses reflective listening so people feel heard and understood.

Her clinical work draws on client-centred principles and cognitive behavioural techniques to match the needs of the person in front of her. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas and the Gottman Method inform her approach to relationship and intimacy issues. Mindfulness tools are offered when breath, grounding or present-moment work can help reduce overwhelm.

Sarah has supported clients across a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, ADHD, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She also addresses attachment and abandonment themes, communication and control problems, and substance misuse. Practical, step-by-step coping plans are used alongside exploration of emotions.

People who want to try therapy with Sarah select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Sarah's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own priorities and creating a supportive space. In practice this means the counsellor reflects back what is said, helps people clarify their goals and follows the pace the client prefers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets specific thoughts and behaviours to reduce distress. Online CBT sessions often include short practical exercises, homework tasks and step-by-step plans to try between meetings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people name and work with strong emotions, which can be useful for relationship and intimacy difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah will discuss different methods and make choices together with the client based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can be done online, with the therapist checking in about what is working and adjusting the plan as needed.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy around work, childcare or travel. They can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, save commuting time, or use silent practices such as breathing and grounding exercises between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools like CBT worksheets, mindfulness exercises and EFT conversations to an online setting so the work continues even when life is busy.