Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She helps with relationship strain, self-esteem and motivation. She also works with addiction concerns, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and issues linked to trauma and abuse. Sarah is a BACP member and brings 17 years of practice to her work.

Sarah creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about difficult feelings. She focuses on what matters to the person in front of her and helps them set practical steps forward. Sessions aim to build clearer thinking, steadier mood and more dependable ways of coping with life changes.

Her approach draws on client-centred listening alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness techniques. She also uses Emotionally-Focused ideas and elements from the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a concern. These methods are used to help people understand patterns, try new ways of responding, and practise different skills between sessions.

Over many years she has supported people through loss, chronic stress and long-term health or caring responsibilities. She also works with people managing ADHD traits, attachment and abandonment worries, dissociation, and codependency. Practical problem-solving and steady emotional support are central to her work.

Sarah welcomes people who want coaching-style help with career or motivation alongside traditional counselling. If you are thinking about starting, she encourages a short conversation to see if her way of working fits your needs.

How therapy approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on warm, attentive listening and helping the person lead the conversation. Online sessions with this approach often place extra emphasis on the client’s priorities and on pacing the conversation so people feel heard and understood.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces simple tasks to try between sessions. In online work this can include short exercises, mood tracking and reviewing progress together to change unhelpful patterns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and reshaping emotional responses, especially around relationship patterns. When used remotely it can help people notice their habitual reactions and practise new responses with the counsellor’s guidance.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to agree which methods fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals shift or new issues arise.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as this profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and make scheduling around work or caring responsibilities simpler. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.