Counsellor profile
Sarah Willcocks, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and relationship concerns
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- Person-Centred approach
- Solution-Focused techniques
- Motivational Interviewing
About Sarah
Sarah Willcocks is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 14 years of professional experience. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bereavement and mood disorders among the concerns she works with. Sessions are presented in a style that emphasises honesty, acceptance and allowing the client to set the pace.
She commonly supports people dealing with loss, traumatic events and post-traumatic stress. She also works with depression, bipolar, addictions and sleep or eating difficulties. Relationship and intimacy-related issues, family stresses and parenting pressures are included among her areas of focus.
Her main approach is Person-Centred Therapy. That means she aims to be non-judgemental and to follow the person’s lead in sessions. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help identify small, practical changes and Motivational Interviewing to explore and resolve ambivalence about change.
Sessions are described as interactive and respectful, with space for clients to pace how much they share. She has experience with attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care questions, and some complex presentations including dissociation and personality-related difficulties.
People seeking help with career strain, coping with life changes, ADHD, first responder pressures or fertility and cancer-related concerns may find her approach relevant. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. To get started, readers are invited to use the platform’s matching process and schedule an initial appointment.
How sessions work
Online sessions and therapeutic approaches
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s own experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor aims to be genuine and non-judgemental, allowing the client to lead and set the pace; this can help with grief, trauma and relationship worries.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small, achievable changes. It is useful when someone wants to identify what works now and build on it, for example with sleep, routine or coping strategies.
Motivational Interviewing helps when a person feels uncertain about change. It uses focused conversation to weigh options and uncover what matters most, which can be useful for addictions, lifestyle shifts or ambivalence around treatment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences and what feels workable. Together they will test what methods help most and adjust the plan as needed.
The original profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life by removing travel, shortening check-ins or offering options when time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can help plan sessions so they match practical routines and therapy goals.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, family conflict and intimacy-related issues. Parenting pressures and separation are also listed areas of focus.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is interactive and person-centred, emphasising honesty and acceptance while letting the client set the pace. She also draws on solution-focused techniques for practical progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional counselling experience working with a wide range of concerns from trauma to mood disorders.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with clients in other countries?
Yes. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
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.