- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Sarah
Sarah Porritt is a counsellor with a decade of practical experience helping adults work through life stress and parenting challenges. She holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and follows its ethical framework in her work. Sarah keeps sessions straightforward and down-to-earth so people can talk without worrying about jargon.
Sarah often supports people dealing with anxiety, stress and overthinking. She also helps with low mood, lack of motivation and issues with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Parents who feel overwhelmed by daily demands can explore coping strategies and regain a sense of direction. Communication problems and relationship tensions are common topics in her room. She listens to what matters and works with each person to improve how they express needs and set boundaries.
Practical steps and small changes are used to build clearer interactions. Sarah also works with loss and life transitions, including grief and separation. Sessions aim to make sense of difficult feelings and to find steady ways forward.
She offers tools people can use outside sessions to manage emotions and daily pressures. Her style blends structured, evidence-based techniques with person-centred listening and mindfulness exercises. Sessions are paced to suit each person, with practical suggestions offered alongside reflective conversation.
The emphasis is on making therapy useful and manageable for someone juggling parenting and everyday life.
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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that suit online parenting and stress work
Sarah uses a mix of practical, evidence-based techniques alongside person-centred listening. Cognitive approaches help by identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking; they can be useful for anxiety, overthinking and low mood. Person-centred work focuses on listening and understanding so people feel heard and can explore what matters to them. Mindfulness practices are offered in short, simple exercises to help with stress, grounding and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and tailor methods to your goals and preferences. That may mean trying a short technique in session, adjusting the pace, or blending different methods over time to see what works best.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit around family life. Video allows face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit someone on the move. Live chat and messaging let people reflect in writing and fit conversation into busy days. These options give practical flexibility while keeping the focus on clear, usable tools and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of problems does Sarah help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting strain, grief, low self-esteem and related concerns such as communication and control issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and compassionate. She combines evidence-based techniques with person-centred listening and simple mindfulness exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with adults and young people on a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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