- Attachment-based methods
- Cognitive behavioural work
- DBT skills taught
About Sarah
Sarah Tolley is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has worked in the United Kingdom for around 10 years. She has run a private practice and worked in educational settings with pupils facing low mood and suicidal urges. Sarah also has experience with clients from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic and religious backgrounds and with members of the LGBTQ+ and transgender communities.
She focuses on problems such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem and depression. Sarah uses a straightforward, solution-focused style that aims to help people notice what’s working and build on it. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on concrete steps people can try between meetings.
Her background includes work with adolescents and adults, and time supporting couples with emotional and intimate issues. That experience has informed how she manages strong emotions and relationship conflict in session. Therapy can involve looking at life patterns, attachment and ways of coping that keep difficulties going.
Sarah draws on several approaches in her work, including attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and elements from dialectical behaviour therapy and EMDR where appropriate. She explains tools clearly and helps clients practise them in daily life to reduce reactivity and manage anger more effectively.
People who come to her often want direct, practical help with controlling outbursts, dealing with resentment, or responding differently to stressful situations. She asks about current goals and then works with each person to set small, achievable steps.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current responses. In practice this means noticing patterns in close relationships and trying new ways of connecting that reduce tension and anger. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. Online sessions using CBT typically involve identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying behavioural experiments and practising coping strategies between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as skills are learned and needs shift.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use techniques from their own environment, such as practising calming skills at home or testing new ways of speaking with a partner between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem and depression, plus many related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a solution-focused, conversational style. Sessions aim to surface practical steps and coping tools clients can use between meetings.
How long has she been practising?
She has around 10 years of experience working in private practice and educational settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
What are the session formats?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and signing up handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.