Sarah Gensmantel

• Trauma and abuse
• Mindfulness and breathwork
• Attachment focus

About Sarah

Sarah Gensmantel works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and a wide range of emotional concerns using person-centred and integrative methods. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience. Sarah offers talking therapy and life coaching for adults and young people and includes practices such as breathwork, meditation and mindfulness when these suit a client.

Background and approach: Sarah trained and practises as a person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist who integrates other methods as needed. She often uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside psychodynamic thinking to help people understand patterns and responses. Sessions can include practical coping strategies, breathing exercises and mindfulness practices when the client agrees.

Her earlier work in education focused on pastoral care and safeguarding. That background informs how she supports people who feel overwhelmed or emotionally unsafe. Sarah has specific experience with childhood trauma, sexual abuse and recovery, and works with addiction, grief, low self-worth and mood difficulties.

In sessions she listens to both what is said and what is hard to say. She helps people name feelings and develop clearer coping steps for day-to-day life. The pace of work is set by the client and can be short-term or longer-term depending on needs.

She offers sessions in English and does not take international clients at present.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Sarah draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns; this can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment issues and attachment concerns. She also uses client-centred methods which prioritise listening and understanding the person’s experience, helping people to feel heard and develop their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and to try practical behavioural changes for mood, anxiety and coping challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and will adapt her ways of working in collaboration with the client so the approach fits the presenting needs.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking to make sure they fit your circumstances. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches, like mindfulness or breathing exercises, transfer well to remote sessions and can be practised between meetings to support day-to-day coping.

Topics Sarah lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Sarah

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people who are coping with anxiety, stress and related symptoms using talking therapy and practical coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers person-centred (integrative) counselling and psychotherapy, combining client-centred work with approaches such as CBT, psychodynamic and attachment-based techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy, with earlier professional experience in education and pastoral care.

Is she accredited or registered?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as supplied in her profile.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at present.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a session with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.