Sarah Leppard , BACP

Sarah Leppard brings five years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and uses that background to shape her care. Sarah focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety and self-esteem struggles.

Clients often come to her for help with relationships, career setbacks and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and issues around intimacy. Other areas she works with include eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, anger and addictions.

Sarah adapts conversations to each person’s needs. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns, name difficulties and try small changes that feel manageable. She works in a collaborative way, encouraging reflection and concrete steps rather than pressuring quick fixes.

Her approach draws on client-centred and narrative ideas to keep the client’s voice central. Psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques are used when useful to understand underlying patterns and to set achievable goals. This mix helps when tackling long-standing issues or when a short-term plan is needed.

People who prefer a calm, respectful style tend to find her approach helpful. Sarah is comfortable working by video call, phone, live chat or messaging, and she accepts clients from outside the UK. Her practice aims to balance practical tools with space to reflect and make sense of difficult experiences.

How Sarah’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the client’s experience. The counsellor offers empathy and acceptance while helping the person find their own answers; this suits worries about self-esteem, stress and life choices. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe their story by separating them from their problems and looking for alternative narratives; it can be useful for trauma, grief and repeated relationship patterns.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped in the past. Together they will try methods that feel right and adjust the plan as progress is made, combining longer reflection with short-term problem solving when needed.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journalling-like reflection or when fitting therapy around a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and to choose the format that fits daily life.