Sarah Smith, BACP

Sarah Smith is a BACP-registered counsellor who brings a background in social care and a focus on empowering clients to make independent choices. Registered with the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), she has worked across settings that include learning disabilities, community care and older adult services before moving into mental health practice in both private and NHS contexts.

Her practice is rooted in trauma-informed and person-centred approaches, which reflect a belief that each person is worthy of respect and is the expert in their own experience. She prioritises connection in the therapeutic relationship and works to understand the real impact of a personâs history rather than relying on external expectations about how someone should feel or behave.

Sarah supports people through a range of difficulties such as stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, family issues and life transitions. She also works with concerns like guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, mood disorders and issues commonly affecting women.

In sessions she collaborates with clients to explore difficulties at a pace that feels manageable, helping them identify their own solutions and build on existing strengths. She frames therapy as a practical, courageous step toward greater wellbeing and offers supportive, nonjudgmental guidance throughout that process.

Approaches that guide online therapy and support

Sarah uses trauma-informed practice to recognise how past distress can shape current symptoms and relationships. This approach focuses on safety, empowerment and understanding triggers, and it can be particularly helpful for people who have experienced abuse, loss or other distressing events.

She also works in a person-centred way, which means therapy is built around the clientâs own goals and values. The therapist listens with empathy, reflects the clientâs experience and supports them to discover their own solutions, a method that suits people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, life transitions and relationship concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Sarah treats this as a collaborative process. She will discuss different techniques, respond to a clientâs feedback and adapt the work to match individual needs, goals and preferences so that therapy feels relevant and effective.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home. These options provide flexibility in how and when people engage with registered professionals and help maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.