Sarah Hopkins
Gentle, practical support for life’s hard moments
About Sarah
Sarah Hopkins is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She aims to make first steps feel manageable and offers steady support for the hard early conversations.
Her style is open and non-judgemental. She creates time for people to talk through their thoughts and feelings at a pace that suits them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical ways to cope now, alongside understanding what lies behind difficult patterns. Sarah draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns from the past and how these affect present feelings and relationships. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals and build small changes into everyday life.
People come to her for a wide range of concerns including relationship strain, family problems, workplace stress, caregiver burden, chronic illness and managing life transitions. She also supports those dealing with trauma, anger, sleep difficulties, panic and issues related to women’s health. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
She works with each person to find the way of meeting that fits their needs and routine.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches and online therapy options
Sarah uses psychodynamic therapy to help people notice recurring feelings and relationship patterns that started earlier in life. This approach can be useful for those who want to understand why they react a certain way and how past experiences shape present emotions.She also uses solution-focused therapy to identify small, practical steps that move someone towards clearer goals. This method focuses on what changes will help now and builds short-term strategies for coping and improvement.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Sarah discusses what someone hopes to achieve and tries different ways of working until the best fit emerges. The aim is to match approach, goals and personal preference so sessions feel useful and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls suit longer conversations and visual interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limitations while keeping a consistent therapeutic relationship with a registered professional.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
