Sarah Gensmantel , BACP

Sarah Gensmantel is a counsellor and psychotherapist with four years of professional experience. She holds BACP registration, and she offers online short- and long-term counselling for adults who need practical support and a steady listening ear. Sarah introduces gentle practices such as breathwork and mindfulness when these feel helpful for the person she is working with.

Her background includes years in education where she focused on pastoral care and safeguarding. That experience shaped how she responds to people who feel overwhelmed, distressed, or emotionally unsafe. It also informs her work with trauma, including childhood trauma, though she supports people with many different concerns.

Sarah aims to build a warm, open relationship with each client. She listens closely to what is said and to what is harder to put into words. Sessions move at a pace that suits the individual, and practical coping strategies are offered to be used between meetings.

She uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs, including attachment-based methods, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. These tools help with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related problems, body image, and coping with life change.

Sessions can include optional practices like meditation or gentle yoga when appropriate. Sarah supports people exploring their sense of self, their relationships, and how past experiences affect current life. The focus is on understanding, steady support, and finding workable steps forward.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Sarah often draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. This approach can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or repeating relationship difficulties.

She also uses client-centred counselling which focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship. That means the counsellor listens deeply and helps you make sense of your experience at your own pace.

Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical steps are helpful. These include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small, manageable changes that can ease anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and adjust the methods as the relationship develops.

Online formats offer flexibility for different situations. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction and allow visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typing, need brief day-to-day support, or cannot be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.