Counsellor profile
Sarah Bennett, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Person-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness and hypnotherapy
About Sarah
Sarah Bennett is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 11 years' experience. She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, and issues such as eating and sleeping difficulties. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and identity matters including LGBT concerns.
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 from South Cheshire College, validated by Manchester Metropolitan University. She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS).
Sessions draw on a person-centred approach. That means conversations focus on the client's own views and goals rather than a prescribed set of steps. Where helpful, Sarah offers techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and relaxation, and hypnotherapy alongside person-centred work.
Her background includes placements and roles supporting young people at college and in schools, and volunteering with a bereavement charity. These roles involved helping people manage coursework stress, bullying, loss, and serious illness in the family. She continues professional development through workshops and training.
In practice she sees adults and older teenagers. She offers face-to-face appointments in Nantwich and also telephone or video-call sessions by arrangement. Her approach is conversational and practical, with brief techniques offered as suggestions clients can try between sessions rather than required homework.
How sessions work
Approach and how online sessions work
Sarah uses a person-centred style that focuses on the client’s own concerns and priorities. This approach means sessions are led by what the client brings, with the counsellor listening and reflecting rather than imposing a fixed plan.She also integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when helpful; CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is useful for anxiety, depression and negative thinking. Mindfulness therapy is offered as well, teaching simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce stress and improve sleep and concentration.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is collaborative. Sarah will discuss different methods and suggest techniques, adjusting them to fit the client’s aims and comfort. The decision about which tools to use is made together over the first few sessions.
Her biography notes telephone and video-call appointments in addition to face-to-face work, so please confirm the current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, or let someone join without travelling. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the pace and tools used online to suit everyday life and the goals set in therapy.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which family and parenting concerns does she help with?
She supports people with parenting strain, blended family issues, conflict within family relationships, and the emotional impact of adoption or foster care.
How would she work with anxiety or stress?
She uses a person-centred foundation and can introduce CBT techniques, relaxation and breathing exercises, and mindfulness to help manage anxiety and stress.
What experience does she bring to counselling?
She has 11 years' experience including telephone crisis work with Lifeline, school counselling, college placements, and volunteering with a bereavement charity.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS) and practises in the United Kingdom, offering sessions from Nantwich.
Can I book sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers face-to-face appointments in Nantwich and also provides telephone and video-call sessions; confirm current options when arranging a booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.