About Saralea
Saralea Stewart has practised as a counsellor for over ten years. She holds a first class BA (Hons) Degree in Person Centred Counselling and is a member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She works with adults and young adults on everyday problems that feel overwhelming, including stress and anxiety.
She keeps conversations straightforward and non-judgemental. Sessions focus on what is going on now and what the client wants to change.
Background and approach
The work is collaborative - the client’s goals shape each session. Her background includes work in colleges, student counselling, addictions services and employee assistance programmes. This variety has given practical experience with issues such as depression, grief, relationship difficulties and addiction-related concerns.
Saralea uses a person-centred stance teamed with goal-focused techniques. She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find motivation for change and solution-focused ideas to set clear, manageable steps. These methods are explained simply and used as tools, not labels.
Sessions can address a wide range of concerns: family and parenting stresses, intimacy and sexual culture questions, body image, codependency, career and life transitions. She also works with people from LGBT communities and those coping with trauma, abandonment or compassion fatigue. Practical skills and psychoeducation are part of the work.
Clients are supported to notice patterns, try small changes and build skills they can use between sessions.
Practical approaches for online counselling and change
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and priorities. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what the client says and helps people find their own answers; it suits people who want a respectful, non-directive space to talk through issues. Motivational Interviewing is a short, collaborative way to boost the desire for change. It helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about making a change, such as reducing addictive behaviours or improving self-care. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what already works. It is useful for people who want clear goals and quick actions to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these methods with the client and choose what fits best with their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer to write, want regular brief contact, or need options that fit around work or caregiving. Many registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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