Sarah Gensmantel, BACP

Sarah Gensmantel is a person-centred (integrative) counsellor, psychotherapist, and life coach who offers both short- and long-term online counselling for adults and young people. She combines a compassionate, person-focused approach with practical tools to support people through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and issues with self-esteem and relationships.

Alongside talking therapy, Sarah integrates optional holistic practices such as breathwork, meditation, mindfulness, and yoga — including children’s yoga — when these methods suit a client’s needs. These complementary techniques are offered only when appropriate and are tailored to each individual’s preferences and pace.

Sarah has a particular interest in working with trauma, including childhood trauma, while remaining open to clients seeking help for many other concerns. Her professional background in education, with a focus on pastoral care and safeguarding for young people and adults, informs her sensitive approach to supporting people who feel overwhelmed or emotionally unsafe. She has supported clients with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, loss and grief, addiction, and recovery from sexual abuse and rape.

Sarah holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her commitment to professional standards. At the centre of her practice is the therapeutic relationship: she aims to meet each person with warmth, openness, and without judgement. She listens carefully to what is said and to what may be harder to put into words, and she works collaboratively to develop insight and practical coping strategies that fit everyday life. Sessions proceed at a pace that feels right for the client.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessing Online Support

Sarah works from a person-centred foundation that prioritises the client’s perspective and personal strengths. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating an empathic, non-judgemental space where people can explore their feelings and develop greater self-understanding - this approach is helpful for issues like low self-worth, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It offers practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and some trauma-related symptoms by teaching skills that can be applied in daily life.

Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns that originate in early relationships and affect current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be especially useful for abandonment issues, attachment difficulties, intimacy problems, and the emotional aftermath of trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sarah works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as the relationship and work evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, allowing clients to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and enable continuity of care from home or other convenient locations, while still working with a registered professional who can tailor support to individual circumstances.