Sarah Dunn

Sarah Dunn is a counsellor who focuses on helping people feeling alone, overwhelmed or stuck. She works with clients coping with stress and anxiety, and supports people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse. She also helps with low self-esteem, motivation and life changes. Sarah has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential. Sarah believes people know their own stories and brings a respectful, down-to-earth style to sessions. She listens for strengths and practical next steps. Conversations tend to centre on what matters most to the client and on building small, doable changes. In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to look at feelings, thoughts and behaviours. This can include talking through stressful situations, building coping ideas, and practising ways to manage anxiety and obsessive thoughts. She also addresses concerns such as body image, addiction-related issues, eating and food-related difficulties, and recovery after sexual assault. Her work includes helping people manage workplace strain, social anxiety and the challenges of pregnancy and early parenthood. She supports young adults and men with issues that come up at key life transitions. Sarah frames therapy as a collaborative process where clients shape the goals. Sarah works in the United Kingdom and delivers therapy in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on changing unhelpful thought patterns and learning new ways to cope. One approach looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours to help reduce anxiety and obsessive thinking. It uses practical exercises and simple strategies to challenge unhelpful beliefs and try different responses in everyday situations.

Another common element involves building coping skills for stress and trauma. This can include grounding exercises, pacing changes, and steps to manage distressing memories or triggers. These tools are suited to people dealing with life changes, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, study and family life. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits someone better, and avoid travel time so therapy fits into a busy day.