Sarah Willcocks, BACP

Sarah Willcocks is a qualified person-centred counsellor with 14 years of professional experience supporting people through grief, traumatic loss and post-traumatic stress. She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar affective disorder and personality disorder presentations, and has extensive experience with childhood and adult trauma as well as physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

She is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in line with the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice and the BACP Guidelines for Online Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her style is warm, interactive and grounded in compassion, respect and sensitivity, creating a space where clients can set the pace and lead the work.

Her main orientation is person-centred, supported by solution-focused and humanistic approaches that emphasise honesty, acceptance and collaboration in the therapeutic relationship. Sarah aims to empower people who are seeking a more fulfilling and happier life, offering practical support and encouragement as they take the first steps toward change.

Person-Centred, Motivational and Solution-Focused Support Online

Sarah draws on Person-Centred (also written person-centred) therapy to create a supportive atmosphere in which the client leads the pace of change; this approach emphasises empathy, acceptance and an authentic therapeutic relationship and is well suited to work with loss, trauma and emotional distress. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore and strengthen a client’s own reasons for change, helping with ambivalence and building motivation for steps such as recovery from addiction, managing mood conditions or making life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical, short-term strategies and on identifying strengths and resources to move toward specific goals, which can be helpful for managing stress, relationship concerns and coping with transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah collaborates with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting the style and pace as the therapeutic relationship develops. This collaborative process helps shape sessions that feel useful and realistic for each person.

Online therapy with Sarah is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to access therapy from different locations and to choose the format that best suits a client’s comfort and lifestyle.