- Attachment work
- Client-centred
- CBT techniques
About Sarah
Sarah Bailey is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Sarah often supports clients carrying guilt and shame alongside these concerns.
She starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on clearer thinking about relationships and past hurts. Practical steps and small experiments are used to test out different ways of responding to difficult feelings.
Sarah draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centred approaches to help people feel heard and CBT techniques to address unhelpful thinking. Trauma-focused work is used where past events continue to cause distress.
In practice she helps people sort through family dynamics, abandonment worries and attachment issues. She also supports those dealing with body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and the practical fallout of separation or money worries. Guilt, shame and forgiveness are described as key threads in many conversations.
Sessions aim to build awareness of patterns and to identify specific, manageable changes. Sarah explains options and helps people choose what feels most useful. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Sarah uses different approaches in online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current ways of relating. It helps when patterns from the past show up in present-day relationships and feelings of abandonment or mistrust. Client-centred work focuses on the person’s own experience and priorities. The therapist listens and reflects back what she hears, helping the client notice choices and strengths. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, addresses unhelpful thoughts and linked behaviours. It offers practical techniques to challenge negative thinking and develop different responses to anxiety or guilt. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sarah will discuss options and decide together which methods fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration helps shape what happens in future sessions. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions useful for continuity when circumstances change.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among the focus areas she addresses.
How does she approach shame and guilt?
She combines attachment-based thinking with client-centred conversation and CBT techniques to address unhelpful beliefs and relational patterns. Practical steps and small experiments are used to test different responses to these feelings.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in counselling roles and is registered with the BACP.
Where does she practise?
She is based in the United Kingdom and works with clients there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.