About Sarah
Sarah Beardsley is a counsellor who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She also supports those dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, parenting strain and identity questions. Sarah works with concerns such as ADHD, autism and eating difficulties, and aims to provide practical support during hard times.
Sarah holds BACP registration, and brings five years of professional experience to her work. She treats each person with sensitivity and respect, and adapts sessions to fit individual needs.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small, manageable steps forward. Sessions are shaped around the person's goals. Sarah listens closely and follows the client's pace, offering space to talk through emotions and daily challenges.
She uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's experience at the heart of the work. Typical topics include anxiety, relationship and family concerns, coping with life changes, body image, and problems linked to chronic illness and caregiving. She also supports people facing gender dysphoria, abandonment and attachment issues.
People can expect clear, down-to-earth conversations and practical ideas to try between sessions. Sarah encourages realistic goals and reflects on progress as therapy continues. Her aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to manage each day.
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The counsellor listens without judgement and reflects what the person shares. This approach helps when someone wants a safe space to talk about anxiety, grief, identity concerns or low self-esteem and to be heard while deciding on next steps.Using a client-centred stance online means sessions follow the client's agenda. The counsellor adapts questions and timing to the individual's needs and comfort. This collaborative way of working helps people explore feelings about relationships, neurodiversity, parenting pressures and life changes until a useful direction emerges.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visible cues help the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write or who want brief, regular contact between longer sessions.
Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel. The therapist will work with the client to choose the format and approach that best match their goals and day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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