Sarah Bennett, NCPS

Sarah Bennett NCPS is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years' experience. She supports adults and older teenagers with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, and anger. She also works with concerns including stress, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, and career or life changes.

Her counselling career began in Sydney in 2009, where she trained as a telephone counsellor for Lifeline. On returning to England she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and a University Certificate in Counselling at South Cheshire College, validated by Manchester Metropolitan University. She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS).

In practice she uses a person-centred approach at the core of her work. That means sessions focus on the client’s own priorities and pace. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and relaxation exercises, and hypnotherapy where these might help with issues like anxiety, anger or negative thinking.

Sarah has experience counselling young people during placements and as a school counsellor, and she has volunteered with a bereavement charity. More recently she has run a private practice in Nantwich, seeing people who self-refer or who have been signposted by their GP or other services. She offers face-to-face appointments and video-call sessions by arrangement.

Her style is practical and conversational. She discusses techniques as suggestions clients can try rather than compulsory homework. Outside work she spends time with family and her dog Leo.

How her approaches translate to online work