Sarah Gensmantel , BACP

Sarah Gensmantel is a person-centred integrative counsellor, psychotherapist, and life coach who offers both short- and long-term online support for adults and young people. With four years of professional experience, she combines talking therapy with optional holistic practices such as breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga, including children’s yoga, tailoring these approaches to each person’s needs and preferences.

Sarah has a particular focus on trauma, including childhood trauma, though she welcomes anyone seeking support during a difficult life period. Her work spans a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, low self-worth, loss and grief, addiction and recovery, relationship and family issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and coping with life changes among other areas of focus.

Her background in education, with specialism in pastoral care and safeguarding for both young people and adults, informs a practice built around attentive care for those who feel overwhelmed or emotionally unsafe. At the centre of her approach is the therapeutic relationship - she aims to be warm, open, and nonjudgmental, creating a space where people can feel understood and gradually work toward insight and relief.

In sessions Sarah listens carefully to what is said and to what may be harder to name, offering practical coping strategies alongside exploratory work and moving at a pace that suits each individual. She holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and provides therapy from the United Kingdom.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy Sessions

Sarah integrates client-centred therapy, a collaborative approach that focuses on understanding the client’s experience from their own perspective. This method helps people build self-awareness, self-acceptance, and confidence while navigating issues like low self-worth, relationship difficulties, and life transitions.

She also uses attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional responses. This approach can be particularly helpful for those working with abandonment, attachment injuries, intimacy challenges, or the effects of childhood trauma.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool in her toolkit, offering concrete strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is often useful for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and certain compulsive behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Sarah works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best with their goals, preferences, and needs. She tailors interventions and adapts pace so therapy feels manageable and relevant.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and choose the communication style that works best for each individual.