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Sara Roberts

Sara Roberts

BACP United Kingdom

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Experienced person-centred counsellor

  • Person-centred focus
  • Mindfulness practice
  • 15 years experience

About Sara

Sara Roberts is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting strain and trauma. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and offers steady support while people work through painful or confusing times.

Sara uses a person-centred approach, also known as Client-Centred Therapy, where the person attending leads the conversation and their priorities shape each session. She creates space for clients to express themselves, including moments of silence that can help important feelings and memories emerge. Mindfulness techniques are also part of her way of working, helping people notice thoughts and feelings without judgment.

Her style is calm and patient. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual rather than a set agenda. She will gently encourage reflection and help people find clearer ways to cope with life changes, career stress, parenting pressures and compassion fatigue.

Sara has a broad focus that includes attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and control issues, codependency, body image, and problems that follow separation or domestic violence. She also supports people dealing with guilt, forgiveness and feelings of emptiness.

People who want to start are invited to make a simple match request and complete a short questionnaire. From there they can arrange sessions based on the therapist's schedule and the subscription service used for bookings.

Person-centred and mindful approaches for online work

Sara draws on Client-Centred Therapy, where the person attending guides the session and their concerns shape what is discussed. This approach helps people feel heard and keeps work focused on what matters most to them.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts, bodily sensations and emotions as they arise. Mindfulness practices can help with anxiety, stress, trauma-related symptoms and low mood by teaching gentle present-moment awareness.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and help decide what fits a person's goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, because the original profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare or travel by removing the need to commute and by allowing shorter check-ins when time is tight. It can also make some sessions less demanding by avoiding the need to be on camera or by using simpler audio calls when that suits someone better.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Sara works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing parenting strain, grief, career stress and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centred approach where the client leads sessions and priorities guide the work. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice and sit with difficult feelings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

Sara is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original profile does not specify which formats are offered.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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