Sarah Porter

Sarah has trained as an integrative relational counsellor, believing that the relationship developed during counselling is key to the therapy process. Sarah believes that each person's life experiences have contributed to their individuality and is able to integrate different approaches to best suit and work with each client to achieve their goals.

Sarah is aware that looking for and starting counselling can be challenging, often at a time when you may be feeling overwhelmed, making it hard to reach out. Her aim is to offer a safe and supportive environment, providing you with a non-judgemental space so you can feel truly heard and understood. Within this safe space you will be able to explore past or present concerns that may be causing conflict within yourself and impacting on your psychological well being.

 Sarah continues to expand on her training, regularly accessing further professional development. Her postgraduate training has provided specialisation in working with both post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Sarah works with evidence-based processes, within a phase-based approach, to enable you to process both your trauma and the often accompanying conditions, such as anxiety, depression, nightmares and flashbacks. The work aims to give you control over your emotional and physical responses to trauma, whilst understanding the impact this has had on your life. It will enable you to develop an ability to cope with and resolve, both internal and external conflicts. As a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, Sarah works within their Ethical guidelines to keep you safe and guarantee your confidentiality.

Sarah is able to work short-term or long-term depending on your needs and offers an initial 15-minute telephone or zoom chat to answer any questions you may have.

Sarah charges £75 per session for individuals and £95 for couples, offering face-to-face or online sessions.