Sarah Mayberry

Sarah Mayberry is a counsellor with 18 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She also helps those dealing with self-esteem issues, body image worries, guilt, shame and feelings of isolation and loneliness. Sessions are online and offered at times across daytime, evenings and weekends to fit into busy lives.

Sarah uses an integrative style, bringing together person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking. That means she focuses on hearing your experience, spotting patterns that cause difficulty, and looking at how past experiences may shape present reactions. Conversations are paced to suit you, with practical ideas offered alongside reflective discussion.

Her approach aims to make sense of what feels stuck and to build everyday coping skills. Practical tasks and ways of testing thoughts can sit alongside deeper exploration of recurring themes from earlier life. Sarah encourages small steps that feel manageable and relevant to your goals.

People contact her for a wide range of issues including divorce and separation, communication problems, control issues and attachment concerns. She also supports people working through forgiveness, bereavement-related distress and the challenges of maintaining relationships.

Sessions are conducted in English and take place online. Before booking, clients are asked to use the platform’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.

Approaches that guide online work

Sarah commonly draws on person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred work focuses on being heard and understood, helping people speak freely about what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and offer practical ways to test and change them. Psychodynamic thinking helps identify patterns that might link current difficulties to earlier life experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options with clients and try methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and adaptations are made as therapy unfolds.

Her service is delivered online. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a hectic week, allow evening or weekend appointments, and reduce travel time. They also make it simpler to check in between commitments or to choose a shorter, focused meeting when time is limited.