- Arts-informed
- CBT and mindfulness
- Adoption aware
About Sarah
Sarah Semper is a counsellor with 14 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also helps with parenting worries, self-esteem, grief and coping with major life changes. Sarah’s background brings a practical and personable approach to sessions.
Sarah uses a mix of talking therapies and creative methods to help people find clarity. Her arts psychotherapy experience means she sometimes uses art, imagery and expressive techniques alongside conversation and cognitive behavioural tools. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps and on building confidence in daily life.
People come to Sarah for help with attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, and challenges linked to autism or chronic health conditions. She also supports those dealing with trauma and dissociation, body image and sexual identity questions. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and restore a sense of control.
Her style is warm and non-judgemental. Sarah encourages practical experiments between sessions and simple skills people can use at home. She helps people notice what matters most and try out new ways of coping in everyday situations.
Sarah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, people are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Sarah’s approaches can work online
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early relationships affect current feelings and behaviour. It can be useful for people struggling with closeness, abandonment worries or parenting anxieties.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers empathetic, non-judgemental support so people can find their own solutions and build self-worth.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It helps with anxiety, low mood and stress by teaching practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try things collaboratively, matching methods to each person's goals, needs and preferences rather than imposing a single style.
Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work when travel is difficult. Please confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online arrangements let them schedule sessions around work, use shorter check-ins when needed or avoid travel on difficult days, while still using creative exercises and CBT tools adapted for remote sessions.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does Sarah focus on?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, grief and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are practical and down to earth, blending relaxed conversation with simple exercises and creative techniques to build skills and confidence.
What experience does she have with adoption and foster care issues?
Her practice notes adoption and foster care as a focus area and she draws on arts-informed approaches to help people process attachment and separation themes.
What professional registration does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.