About Sarah
Sarah Bennett is a counsellor who helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing parenting strain, addiction issues, changes at work, body image and LGBT-related worries. Sarah explains things simply and offers practical tools to manage strong feelings.
Her counselling journey began in Sydney in 2009 with telephone work for Lifeline. Back in the United Kingdom she completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and a University Certificate in Counselling, both validated by Manchester Metropolitan University, and she holds NCPS.
Background and approach
She has worked in schools and with bereavement services, and runs a independent practice in Nantwich. Sarah’s base approach is person-centred, which means she aims to listen without judgement and follow the client’s lead. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to address unhelpful thinking, and draws on mindfulness and relaxation exercises to reduce stress.
She trained further in hypnotherapy at postgraduate level and integrates those methods when appropriate. In sessions clients may learn breathing and grounding exercises and practical ways to change patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood. Sarah describes suggested techniques as options to try rather than homework demands.
She has 11 years of experience and keeps her skills up to date through regular workshops and training days. Outside work she spends time with family and her dog Leo, who sometimes joins her in the counselling room. Her practice supports adults and older teenagers seeking help with a wide range of life difficulties.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sarah is listed here; the rest shows what else Sarah works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on an accepting listening style that helps people feel heard and understood. In practice this means sessions concentrate on what matters most to the client and move at their pace, whether discussing grief, relationships or everyday stress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger and sleep problems, and can include simple exercises to try between sessions.
Mindfulness and relaxation techniques support stress and anxiety management by training attention and calming the body. These are short practices clients can use when feeling overwhelmed or before sleep.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide what fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online therapy should be checked with the therapist since session formats are not fully specified here. Confirm the current options before booking. Online or remote sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, reduce travel time, offer shorter check-ins, or avoid being on camera when that feels preferable. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises like mindfulness, CBT tasks and grounding practices to an online setting so the work still focuses on clear, usable tools.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship and family issues, plus eating, sleeping and parenting concerns. Additional focuses include ADHD, addiction, trauma, body image and LGBT-related matters.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and warm, which means listening closely and following the client’s priorities. She also offers practical tools from CBT, mindfulness and relaxation when useful.
What experience does she bring?
She has 11 years of professional experience that includes telephone counselling for Lifeline, school counselling, bereavement work and independent practice in Nantwich.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and trained in the UK after initial work in Australia; her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The biography mentions face-to-face appointments in independent practice and telephone video call appointments. Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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