- Integrative approach
- Attachment focus
- Cancer and hospice work
About Sarah
Sarah Guy is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She has 12 years of professional experience and over 4,500 client hours. Her work covers stress, anxiety, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes.
Sarah describes clients as the experts in their own stories and looks for existing strengths to build on. She uses an integrative approach and adapts methods to what each person needs. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes roles in a relationship agency, hospice care, and a cancer centre, and she also runs a private practice. She provides clinical supervision for other counsellors and supports their professional work.
In sessions she listens to what causes the guilt or shame and how it shows up day to day. Conversations cover thoughts, feelings and practical coping strategies. Sarah pays attention to attachment patterns, communication problems and how past trauma or illness can affect current wellbeing.
People who contact her often want help with relationship changes, bereavement, chronic illness, caregiver stress or persistent feelings of emptiness and guilt. She works in English from the United Kingdom and can explain how therapy might fit around everyday commitments.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Sarah works in an integrative way, drawing on evidence-based techniques and adapting them to individual needs. That means she might combine talking therapy with practical exercises that address unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviour. This kind of work can help with anxiety, stress, and persistent guilt or shame.She also uses approaches that pay attention to past relationships and attachment patterns. These look at how early connections shape current responses in relationships and help people notice repeated patterns that cause pain. For grief, loss and trauma, she can use techniques that focus on processing difficult memories and finding manageable ways to carry them forward.
Choosing which methods to use is part of the work together. The client and counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and try options that fit those aims. This collaborative approach means the plan can change as progress is noticed or new issues emerge.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can explain how sessions would be scheduled and what to expect.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, chronic illness, caregiver stress and relationship communication problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She looks at where the feelings come from and how they show up in daily life, then uses practical steps and discussion to help clients try different ways of responding. Work is adapted to each person's needs.
What experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience and over 4,500 client hours, including work in a relationship agency, hospice care and a cancer centre.
What are her credentials and location?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). She practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then 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.