About Sarah
Sarah Cattermole is a counsellor who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, loss and bereavement, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, and major life changes. She also offers coaching for career concerns. Sarah presents a calm and friendly manner that helps people feel heard from the first session.
She uses straightforward, practical methods and listens closely to each person's concerns. Sessions aim to build understanding of thoughts and feelings, and to develop coping strategies that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Sarah blends collaborative conversation with exercises that people can use between sessions. Sarah trained in psychology and health psychology, with a 2:1 degree in Psychology from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Health Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University.
She holds level 4 and level 5 counselling qualifications from CPCAB and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her approach draws on client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques, with mindfulness included when it suits the person's needs. Plans are tailored so sessions focus on what matters most to the individual.
Sessions can include practical tools for reducing worry, steps for managing low mood, and ways to handle loss and change. Sarah aims to help people feel more able to manage day-to-day challenges and to make clearer choices about work and relationships.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship and on understanding the person's experience. It involves open listening and helping people find their own solutions, which can be useful for worries, low self-esteem and coping with loss.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and structured tasks to reduce anxiety and manage low mood, giving clear steps people can try between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and try different methods to see what helps most. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be a shorter option that fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging can suit people who prefer writing or need flexible check-ins during the week. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access help from different locations.
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- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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