Saralea Stewart , NCPS

Saralea Stewart is a counsellor with a ten year track record supporting adults across a wide range of concerns. She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Person Centred Counselling and is a member of the NCPS. Her practice has included work with students, people seeking help for addictions, and clients from LGBTQIA+ communities. She offers calm, straightforward conversation to help people untangle stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain.

She draws on person-centred principles to keep the client’s experience central. That means sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and build from there. Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to make concrete changes, and solution-focused ideas are used to map simple, practical steps forward.

Her background includes college and community counselling, work in addictions services, and several years providing counselling in educational settings. These roles shaped how she responds to common problems like grief, parenting pressure, workplace stress and coping with life changes. She also has experience with intimacy-related issues and concerns that arise around body image and sexual expression.

Sessions are offered in English and Saralea works with clients in the United Kingdom as well as international clients. She values developing self-awareness and uses psycho-education to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. The emphasis is on small, practical shifts that fit into everyday life.

People can expect a supportive, down-to-earth approach where the counsellor listens first and helps plan next steps. Conversations are paced to each person’s needs, and tools are chosen to match their goals and circumstances.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy means conversations centre on the person, not the problem. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s concerns, helping them feel heard and understood and build insight at their own pace.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on supporting change when someone feels stuck. It uses gentle questions to clarify a person’s reasons for change and to strengthen their own motivation to take steps forward.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical, achievable steps that lead to improvement. Sessions often identify small, concrete actions and notice what already works to build momentum for change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Plans are reviewed and adapted as therapy progresses so people stay in control of their journey.

Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls approximate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and caring responsibilities while keeping the focus on progress and useful tools.