Sarah Witt, BACP

Sarah Witt is a counsellor with four years of practice who draws on different approaches to meet each person’s needs. She works from a person-centred outlook, offering a steady, empathetic space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, relationship worries and other pressures. Sarah is BACP registered, which she keeps visible in her professional profile.

She aims to build trust so people can uncover their own values and strengths. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope with life changes, grief, self-esteem struggles and addictive behaviours. Sarah also supports concerns tied to identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues, and works with intimacy-related problems and infidelity.

When it helps, she draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at feelings that trace back to childhood. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. These methods are blended to suit the person in front of her rather than applied rigidly.

Sarah describes her style as empathetic and non-judgemental. She aims for clear, collaborative work and practical steps people can use between sessions. That might mean short experiments, new ways to talk about difficult feelings, or clearer ways to manage relationship conflicts.

People usually come with stress, depression, anxiety, eating concerns, parenting strain or career crossroads. Sarah helps individuals navigate those issues and improve day-to-day coping and self-awareness.

How her approaches translate to online work

Sarah uses a person-centred approach that prioritises listening and empathy, helping people make sense of their feelings and build self-worth. This method can be useful for stress, self-esteem and relationship struggles.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. CBT can be practical for anxiety, low mood, eating concerns and coping with life changes.

Psychodynamic ideas are used when it seems helpful to look at patterns that trace back to early relationships and formative experiences. This can support understanding of long-standing attachment or abandonment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods suit the person best. That collaborative step shapes session focus and any homework or experiments between sessions.

The biography does not list which online or in-person formats are offered, so please confirm available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use a break from work or routine more easily.