Sarah Porritt , BACP

Sarah Porritt is a counsellor with ten years of practice in the UK. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings a straightforward, compassionate manner to her sessions. Sarah aims to create a place where people can name what feels hard and think about practical next steps.

She uses familiar, evidence-based techniques alongside a person-centred attitude. Sessions focus on clear, manageable tools to reduce anxiety, manage stress and rebuild confidence. Sarah emphasises simple skills people can use between meetings.

Areas she often addresses include anxiety, stress, low mood, self-esteem and relationship and communication concerns. She also helps people facing life transitions, grief or uncertainty and those dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness, or body image worries.

Sarah describes her way of working as down-to-earth and collaborative. Conversations are paced to suit the client and aim to make complex feelings easier to understand. Practical exercises, short reflections and gentle challenge are used when helpful.

People choosing Sarah can expect focused sessions that balance listening with clear strategies. Her approach aims to help people feel heard and to give them tools for everyday coping and gradual change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Sarah integrates cognitive behavioural techniques by helping people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to test new ways of responding. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful worry because it focuses on practical steps and short exercises.

She also uses a person-centred way of working which means the conversation follows what matters most to the person. That style helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings, explore identity, or work through loss without being directed.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist and client will look at problems, goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. This collaborative planning can change over time as needs shift.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which help people fit therapy into busy lives. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer typed reflection or want more flexibility between sessions. These options aim to make therapy practical and easier to attend.