Sarah Thompson

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy

About Sarah

Sarah Thompson works on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self esteem, depression and addiction using a client-centred style and practical therapies. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 17 years of experience in the profession.

She listens to what matters most and helps people name the problems they face. Sessions focus on talking through feelings and finding manageable steps forward. She uses evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help with everyday coping.

Sarah has supported people through loss, trauma and difficult life changes. She also works with intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career stress and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment difficulties, addiction, chronic illness and communication problems.

Her approach mixes client-centred listening with structured tools. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method are used where relationship and emotional patterns are central. Motivational interviewing is applied when people need help building readiness for change.

Sessions are practical and aimed at building skills that fit into daily life. She helps people experiment with small changes between meetings and review what works. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people describe what matters most to them; it supports emotional clarity and self-directed change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) gives clear steps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotional patterns in relationships and helps people understand and change those patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and how each method might fit, and then agree on the best way forward together. That makes sessions more collaborative and practical.

Please confirm which session formats are currently available before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow more frequent check-ins when needed. Different formats can suit quieter surroundings, shorter check-ins or sessions without video, so practical needs can be matched to the way sessions are run.

Topics Sarah lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Isolation and 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
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Sarah

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the areas she works on and she uses methods such as CBT and mindfulness to address it.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, mindfulness and motivational interviewing.

How long has she been practising?

She has 17 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English if I live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start a first session?

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