Sarah Howell , BACP

Sarah Howell is a UK-based counsellor with five years of experience working across charity settings and private practice. She combines a solution-focused orientation with client-centered principles and elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people navigate emotional and practical challenges.

Throughout her career she has supported clients facing low mood, anxiety, relationship difficulties, sexual abuse and past trauma, addiction, grief, and low self-esteem. Her work reflects a belief that each person is unique, and she aims to form a collaborative partnership that highlights strengths and clarifies achievable goals.

Sarah holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates adherence to recognised professional standards for counsellors in the United Kingdom. She brings a practical, respectful approach to sessions and adapts methods to suit each person’s needs.

She is available to provide counselling via video, email, and instant messenger, offering flexible ways to engage that meet different preferences and circumstances.

Online Approaches and Practical Support

Sarah uses client-centered therapy, which places the person at the heart of the work and focuses on empathy, active listening, and supporting clients to find their own solutions. This approach is useful for building self-understanding, improving self-esteem, and addressing relationship concerns.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured method that looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to manage symptoms such as anxiety and low mood. In addition, solution-focused therapy offers short-term, goal-oriented work that highlights strengths and small steps toward change, which can be helpful for coping with life transitions and immediate goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sarah collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as the work unfolds.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit different schedules and lifestyles. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from a comfortable location, and access support when in-person appointments are difficult to arrange.