Sarah Howell
Practical, warm support for everyday struggles
About Sarah
Sarah Howell offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to help people feel understood. Sarah uses straightforward conversations to help clients spot what they want to change and find workable next steps.
She draws on five years of experience working across charities and independent practice in the United Kingdom. That background means she has supported people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and problems with self-esteem.
Background and approach
Sarah also helps with intimacy-related issues, sleeping and eating concerns, anger and career stress. Sessions are collaborative. Sarah values each person as an individual and works in partnership to identify strengths and goals.
She uses a client-centred stance so the client sets the pace and priorities, while she offers structure and tools when they are needed. Practically, Sarah combines solution-focused techniques with elements of cognitive behavioural ideas and attachment-based thinking. That mix lets her help people spot unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and reflect on how relationships shape feelings.
The work is kept down-to-earth and goal oriented. Sarah provides support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule sessions at mutually convenient times.
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Sarah uses client-centred work to create a respectful, listening space where the client's concerns set the agenda. This approach helps people feel heard and decide what to focus on without pressure.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people try practical changes. CBT-style tools can help with anxiety, low mood, sleeping and eating difficulties, and coping with stressful situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the journey. Sarah will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. The decision about pace and focus is shared, and adjustments are made as work progresses.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls suit deeper conversations and when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions or when written thinking feels easier. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to make therapy fit around work, study and family commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
