Sarah Bennett , NCPS

Sarah Bennett is a qualified counsellor who supports people with a wide range of concerns including depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties, loss, divorce, anger, negative thinking, loneliness, eating disorders, miscarriage and abortion, anxiety management and abuse. Her work with clients focuses on practical techniques and therapeutic conversation to help people regain balance and develop coping skills.

Her counselling journey began in Sydney, Australia in 2009 where she trained as a telephone counsellor for Lifeline, a national charity. After returning to England she completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and a University Certificate in Counselling from South Cheshire College, both validated by Manchester Metropolitan University.

She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS) and practices in line with that organisation's framework for ethics and good practice. Sarah undertook placement work at Reaseheath College near Nantwich, offering support to young people, and has worked as a school counsellor at Brine Leas High School, helping students with coursework stress, bullying, peer difficulties and family matters. She has also volunteered with The Dove Service, a bereavement charity in Stoke-on-Trent.

Sarah now sees clients in private practice in Nantwich, accepting adults and teenagers or grown-up children who self-refer or are signposted by a GP. Her primary training is person-centred - sometimes called client-centred - and she also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, relaxation and breathing exercises, mindfulness and meditation. She holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Integrating Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy (Level 7) from the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy.

She offers face-to-face appointments alongside booked telephone and video call sessions. Sarah keeps her professional skills up to date through regular workshops and training, and brings a calm, adaptive approach to working with each individual. Outside of work she spends time with family and her grown children, and shares her home with a 12 year old dog named Leo.

Approach-focused online therapy with flexible session options

Sarah Bennett draws primarily on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy as core options in online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the individual's own capacity to find solutions, making it well suited to relationship issues, grief and general life transitions. CBT is a structured approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, often used for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems. Hypnotherapy, offered with postgraduate training, integrates guided relaxation and focused attention to support symptom relief and behaviour change for issues such as anxiety or habitual patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sarah works with each person to discuss techniques and choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences, adapting recommendations rather than imposing them so the work feels manageable and relevant.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access support from home or attend sessions when in-person appointments are not feasible, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the work to individual circumstances.