Sarah Porritt
Helping people move through stress and change
About Sarah
Sarah Porritt is a counsellor with ten years of clinical experience based in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. Sarah offers a straightforward and compassionate style to help people who are stressed, anxious or struggling with self-esteem concerns.
Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on talking through what matters right now and learning simple ways to cope day to day.
Background and approach
Sarah blends evidence-based techniques with person-centred listening and mindfulness to help clients make small, steady changes. She works with people facing relationship strains, family pressures, bereavement, parenting stress and life transitions. Other areas she often addresses include body image, feelings of abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, and struggles with purpose in midlife.
In the room, Sarah aims to make things clear and manageable. She will help a person identify patterns, try new approaches and practise tools between sessions. That practical focus is paired with warmth and a non-judgemental attitude.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Getting started is straightforward - people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Sarah uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time.
What Sarah works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches work online
Sarah uses a small range of evidence-based techniques explained in everyday terms. Cognitive-behavioural approaches help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try out different behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can find their own ways forward. Mindfulness practices are offered as simple exercises to reduce stress and bring attention back to the present moment.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that fit the problem and adjust what they do as progress is made. Together they review what helps and change direction when needed so therapy suits the person rather than the other way around.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, notes between sessions or people who find typing easier. This range of options helps people fit therapy around work, parenting and daily life while keeping continuity with a registered or accredited professional.
| 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
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
