Sarah Willcocks, BACP

Sarah Willcocks is a Person-Centred counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and bereavement, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar. She also offers help for relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and self-esteem issues. Sarah holds BACP registration, and has 14 years of professional experience.

Sarah uses a warm and interactive style in sessions. She aims to be honest, non-judgemental and fully accepting, while letting the person set the pace. That approach helps people feel listened to and in control of the process.

Alongside Person-Centred work, she draws on solution-focused ideas and motivational approaches to help people identify small, practical steps forward. Sessions involve listening, clarifying what matters to the client and trying out new ways of coping or thinking. The focus is often on everyday thoughts and habits as a route to change.

Sarah has worked with people who have experienced childhood or adult trauma, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and with those managing grief and traumatic loss. She has experience supporting people with personality disorder diagnoses and first responder issues, as well as those navigating divorce, adoption and foster care challenges.

Her practice follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework and guidelines. People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through problems and to plan manageable steps towards their goals.

How these approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. The counsellor offers honest, non-judgemental support and lets the person set the pace, which can help with grief, trauma and self-esteem concerns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change by exploring ambivalence and building motivation, useful for addictions and behaviour change. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps and what already works, helping people move toward clear goals in manageable stages.

Working out which approach fits best is part of the process. The therapist and client collaborate to decide what feels most useful, and that plan can change as needs and goals evolve. Sessions often combine listening with practical suggestions and small experiments to try between meetings.

The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler for people living abroad to connect with registered professionals in the United Kingdom. The priority is finding a setup that fits each person's daily life and helps them make steady progress.