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Sarah Willcocks

Sarah Willcocks

BACP · United Kingdom

Person-centred counsellor supporting life changes

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  • Warm and interactive style
  • Practical next steps
  • BACP member

About Sarah

Sarah Willcocks is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience. She offers a calm, warm approach for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and loss, depression, bipolar and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those facing addictions, eating and sleeping issues, self-esteem and major life changes. Sarah works from a person-centred outlook and aims to make conversations straightforward and respectful.

Sarah is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and follows their ethical framework and online guidance. Her way of working is interactive and empathetic. She focuses on listening closely and letting people set the pace for their own work.

Her practice frequently involves exploring difficult experiences such as childhood and adult trauma, abuse and bereavement. She also helps people who are navigating adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues and abandonment. Sarah draws on solution-focused techniques alongside person-centred principles to help people find practical next steps.

Sessions aim to be collaborative. She tends to help people identify small, achievable changes and to build coping strategies for day-to-day life. Motivational interviewing tools are used when people want to consider change and strengthen their own reasons for it.

Sarah’s manner is straightforward and compassionate. She encourages people to speak at their own pace and to set goals that feel realistic. Her focus is on helping people feel heard and on supporting lasting progress.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving people space to speak and to be heard without judgement. It helps when someone needs time to make sense of feelings and to lead the pace of their own change. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and to strengthen commitment to practical steps; it can be useful for concerns such as addictions, lifestyle shifts or building new coping habits. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and on what works now, so sessions often move quickly from problem discussion to practical next steps.

Finding the right approach is usually a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most useful, try different techniques when needed, and adapt the work to a person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to use over time.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when bandwidth or energy is limited. Many people find remote work helpful for staying consistent with appointments and for applying new skills between sessions.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCancerCommitment issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar and depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive. She focuses on listening, being non-judgmental and letting clients lead at a pace that feels right for them.

What experience does she bring?

She has 14 years of professional counselling experience working with bereavement, traumatic loss, PTSD and a broad range of mental health concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international access are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

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