About Sarah
Sarah Lacon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, anger, career pressures, ADHD and addictions. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, and issues around self-esteem, eating and sleeping. Sarah holds NCPS credentialing and has three years of professional experience.
She aims to create a warm and non-judgemental space for people to talk about what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions are intended to be practical and hopeful, with an emphasis on listening and understanding each person's story. Sarah encourages small, achievable steps people can use between meetings. Her approach blends talking therapies with practical strategies.
She draws on client-centred work to follow what the person brings, and uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness tools are offered to reduce stress and improve focus. Sarah is also informed by psychodynamic ideas about how past experiences shape current feelings, and by motivational interviewing to support people ready to make changes.
She works with individuals on a wide range of life challenges, including adoption and foster care matters, attachment and neurodiversity issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and forgiveness. People from LGBT backgrounds are listed among the areas she highlights. To begin, people are invited to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Sarah commonly uses client-centred work, which focuses on listening and following the person's priorities so they feel heard and understood. This approach is helpful for people who need space to talk through feelings and to find their own solutions.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood, sleeping problems and some stress-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then try methods that fit the person. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
If you want online sessions, please confirm which formats are available before booking because none were specified in the biography. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions around work, caregiving and daily life. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick conversation is needed, or reduce the need to travel for appointments. Registered or accredited professionals aim to match approach and format to each person's situation so therapy feels manageable and relevant.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What concerns does Sarah commonly help with?
She works with stress and anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, anger and career issues, plus ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns and mood difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental, focusing on listening first and then using practical techniques to support change.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience supporting people with a range of challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sarah holds NCPS credentialing and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
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?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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