I’m Sarah, a Clinical Psychologist and certified AEDP therapist in the UK. I’m registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and I work within the NHS as well as offering private online therapy.
I deeply believe that in all of us there is the capacity to grow, to heal and to become more fully who we want to be.
Get in touch to work with me.
What I work with
Whatever is bringing you to therapy, whether big or small, you are welcome here. I have a specialism in working with faith shifts and religious trauma, but people get in touch with me for a range of reasons. Read more about what I work with here.
Experience and qualifications:
I hold a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and I am a certified AEDP therapist. Alongside this, I have additional training in a range of psychological therapy approaches, which allows me to work in an integrative way and tailor individual therapy to each person.
I most commonly draw on:
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Approach to therapy
My work is grounded in trauma-informed, de-pathologising, and feminist approaches. Rather than viewing difficulties as something “wrong” within you, I understand “symptoms” and coping strategies as ways people have learned to survive and get through life.
I am anti-oppressive, anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and neurodiversity affirming, and I aim to offer a space that is respectful, collaborative, and sensitive to each person’s lived experience.
My therapy style is shaped by years of training in AEDP, which means that even when we are talking about the past, I will invite you to connect to how things are feeling in the present moment, and how it feels to be doing the work together with me. This focus helps you to connect to yourself as well as to me.
Do get in touch if you’d like to work together.
About AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
Many people seek therapy with me because they are interested in AEDP, which is an approach to therapy that helps to make sense of difficult emotions and experiences within a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship. Rather than focusing on coping with symptoms, AEDP aims to support lasting emotional change, helping people reconnect with their natural capacity for growth, wellbeing, and meaningful connection.
Becoming fully certified is a rigorous and in-depth process, which I completed over six years. This included over 125 hours of specialist training, alongside extensive individual and group supervision with certified AEDP supervisors. As part of the certification process, I submitted recordings of my therapy sessions (with clients’ consent) for detailed review by expert assessors, demonstrating consistent, thoughtful, and skilled application of the model.
For you as a client, this means you’re working with someone who has had extensive training in helping people explore difficult emotions with care and sensitivity. An AEDP therapist pays close attention to moment-to-moment experience, helping you stay connected to your experience without becoming overwhelmed. Many people find this creates a strong sense of being understood, while also helping them make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives.
Frequently asked questions
Who do you work with? I work with adults over the age of 18. I’m insured to work with individuals across the world, with the exception of the USA.
Who are you regulated by? All Clinical Psychologists in the UK are regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), under the title of Practitioner Psychologist. HCPC registration confirms that a Clinical Psychologist is appropriately qualified and fulfils the professional requirements to maintain their registration every two years. My HCPC registration number is PYL36581.
Do you only work with people who want to speak about faith or religion? No, I work with people who want therapy for a range of reasons. At any one time, typically about half of my clients get in touch with me for reasons related to faith or religion, but even for some of them it may not end up being a major theme of our work.