Sarah Hopkins, BACP

Sarah Hopkins is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential and four years of experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people facing grief, life changes and difficulties at work. Sarah aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to reach out.

In sessions she creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about what matters to them. Conversations are practical and rooted in the client’s immediate concerns. Sarah listens for patterns that affect mood and daily life, then works with clients to identify small, achievable steps forward.

She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences influence present feelings. This can help people understand recurring reactions and painful relationships. She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and test simple changes between sessions.

Common issues Sarah supports include chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, family problems, isolation and difficulties with purpose or midlife transitions. She also addresses panic attacks, sleeping problems, anger and workplace pressures. Her approach aims to balance understanding with practical coping strategies.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted, and details about session formats should be confirmed before booking. To begin, people follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships. In practice this means talking through recurring reactions and noticing patterns that affect mood and connections with others. It can be useful for long-standing worries or difficulties that keep repeating.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clear goals and small experiments. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on testing simple steps between meetings. This approach often helps people find practical ways to manage stress, anxiety and day-to-day problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to decide which blend of listening and goal-setting feels most helpful. If an approach doesn’t fit, they will discuss alternatives and adjust the plan together.

Confirm the available session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people attend more consistently during illness or caregiving demands. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt conversations and tasks to suit each person’s needs and routine.