- Years in practice
- 14
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Sarah
Sarah Semper is a counsellor with 14 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood and major life changes. She helps with issues around self-esteem, relationships, intimacy and parenting. She also offers support for grief, trauma, and concerns related to identity and sexuality including LGBT matters.
Sarah uses a mix of talking therapy and creative tools when helpful. Her background in arts psychotherapy means she can bring art, imagery and other expressive techniques into sessions alongside conversational work.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness to help with day-to-day coping. Sessions aim to build clearer thinking and steadier emotions. People are invited to notice unhelpful patterns, try practical steps and reflect on what matters to them.
Work is paced to the individual and focuses on small, useful changes as well as deeper understanding. Sarah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has practised across a wide age range. She works with clients who face issues such as attachment difficulties, adoption and foster care challenges, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
Therapy can include solution-focused conversations, attachment-based perspectives and existential reflections about meaning and life direction. Sessions are offered in English and are available online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, including to international clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability via the Start Therapy pathway.
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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sarah’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how past bonds shape current reactions; online sessions use discussion and exercises to map these patterns and try different responses. Client-centred therapy emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person’s own goals guide the work and the counsellor follows the client’s pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical tasks to test new ways of thinking and behaving; it can help with anxiety, low mood and everyday coping.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk through options, try different methods and adjust based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative way helps shape a plan that fits the individual rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps with face-to-face style conversations and visual cues, phone calls can suit people with limited bandwidth, and chat or messaging can work for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel, and they let people try different ways of connecting to see what works best.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does Sarah commonly help with?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Other areas include parenting, intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and LGBT concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style blends talking therapy with practical techniques. She uses creative methods alongside CBT ideas and mindfulness to help people manage feelings and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical practice and a background in arts psychotherapy, which informs her use of imagery and expressive techniques alongside traditional counselling.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are offered and can international clients attend?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for online work.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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