- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Sarah
Sarah Johnson is a counsellor with six years of practice who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and a wide range of life challenges. She holds NCPS as her credential and works with adults on issues such as low self-esteem, depression, addiction and grief. Sarah also offers support around parenting concerns and intimacy-related difficulties.
Her approach aims to be warm and straightforward for people feeling overwhelmed. She trained with a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Therapeutic Counselling and holds a diploma in counselling children and adolescents, which informs how she listens and responds.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and paced to the client’s needs. Sarah prefers clear, practical steps alongside open reflection rather than clinical jargon. Sarah draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help identify thinking patterns that fuel distress.
She also uses client-centred methods to prioritise the person’s own goals and viewpoints. Mindfulness practices and solution-focused work are used when helpful to build coping skills and small achievable changes. Her background includes supporting people who have faced trauma, abusive relationships, disordered eating, self-harm and persistent low mood.
She is comfortable talking about a broad mix of concerns including ADHD, bipolar, sexuality and relationship problems. The emphasis is on steady progress and building everyday routines that reduce strain. Sessions are available in English and she accepts international clients.
Practical matters such as how sessions are scheduled and the subscription model are explained when someone chooses to start. Sarah aims to work collaboratively to find what helps most for each person.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sarah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches and how online sessions can help
Sarah combines cognitive behavioural therapy and client-centred methods in simple, practical ways. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with everyday tasks to reduce anxiety and lift mood. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s priorities first, giving space to be heard and to shape goals at a comfortable pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah will talk through what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals change. This is a collaborative process where the person’s preferences, circumstances and aims guide which techniques are used.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when hands-free or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, journalling between sessions or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy around work, childcare and travel without losing the core therapeutic relationship.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, plus issues such as addictions, grief, trauma and parenting concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a conversational, down-to-earth style that mixes practical steps with reflective listening to help people make manageable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional practice working with a broad range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and country is she based in?
She holds NCPS as her listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats can sessions take?
Sessions can be via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies by location and therapist arrangements and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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