Counsellor profile
Sarah Porritt, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and family issues
See online counselling options- Anxiety and stress
- Self esteem
- Mindfulness and CBT ideas
About Sarah
Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with ten years' experience working with adults, young people and families. Sarah Porritt helps people with stress, anxiety, family issues, grief, parenting and self-esteem. Sessions focus on understanding what matters right now and on practical ways to cope.
Sarah uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques and a person-centred way of working. She draws on methods such as cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness alongside talking therapies to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and practical rather than technical.
She often supports people facing relationship or communication problems, separation or divorce, feelings of guilt or shame, and those dealing with chronic illness or caregiver stress. Sarah also works with concerns around attachment, abandonment, body image and isolation. She listens for the immediate problems and for longer-standing patterns that keep those problems in place.
Work in sessions can include spotting unhelpful thinking, testing small behavioural changes, and practising grounding or mindful attention. Sarah helps clients build skills they can use between sessions as well as discussing feelings in the room. The aim is clearer thinking and steadier day-to-day coping.
To begin, a short questionnaire and an initial session are used to match priorities and set practical goals. She offers counselling in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Confirm the current session options before booking.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Sarah uses a small set of evidence-based approaches. Cognitive behavioural ideas focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. This can help with anxiety, overthinking and low mood by breaking patterns that keep problems going.She also works with person-centred principles which mean listening closely to what matters to each person and helping them find their own solutions. Mindfulness techniques are used to build simple attention or grounding practices that ease stress and rumination.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sarah will discuss options with clients and agree which methods to try based on their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or evening routine, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered professionals can adapt pacing and practical tools to suit remote sessions and daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Sarah works with stress, anxiety, low mood, family and parenting concerns, grief, and self-esteem issues. She also addresses related areas such as attachment, body image and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends person-centred listening with evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness. Sessions aim to be practical and conversational.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults, young people and families in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in another language or from outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.