Sarah Charney, NCPS

Sarah Charney is an experienced psychotherapist accredited with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She draws on a broad clinical background and a range of therapeutic tools to support people working through anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. Her approach combines structured techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy with elements from mindfulness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and trauma-focused work to match the needs of each person.

Sarah trained and worked in a clinical NHS setting alongside multidisciplinary teams including psychologists, counsellors and psychiatrists, and she has experience in both private and workplace contexts. She holds two master’s degrees, including an MSc in Counselling Psychology and an MA in Human Resource Management with an occupational psychology focus, plus undergraduate study in psychology. These qualifications support her ability to address emotional and psychological difficulties as well as workplace-related issues such as motivation and performance.

In sessions she helps clients identify and change entrenched patterns of thinking and behaviour that often originate in childhood or in difficult life events. She aims to provide a compassionate, motivating environment where insight, self-care, and practical change can develop over time, and she welcomes the opportunity to support people on their path to greater self-understanding and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sarah works with several evidence-informed approaches tailored to each person. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most to them and learn practical ways to accept difficult thoughts or feelings while taking action toward valued goals; it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and issues with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating formed in early relationships and explores how those attachment styles influence current relationships and emotional needs, making it useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns that contribute to distress, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself, and Sarah collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains responsive and goal-focused.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, on the telephone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - allowing people to access registered professionals and therapists from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity of care when in-person sessions are not possible.