Sarah Bennett, NCPS

Sarah Bennett is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, and a wide range of life changes. She works with adults and teenagers and offers practical tools for managing emotions and difficult situations. Sarah uses a calm, person-centred style and encourages people to notice what does and does not help them.

Her counselling journey began in Sydney in 2009 where she trained as a telephone counsellor for Lifeline. Returning to the UK, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and a University Certificate in Counselling from South Cheshire College, validated by Manchester Metropolitan University. She is an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCPS).

Sarah spent placement time supporting young people at Reaseheath College and later worked as a school counsellor at Brine Leas High School, helping students with coursework stress, bullying and family issues. She has also volunteered with a bereavement charity, supporting people affected by significant loss and life-changing illness.

In practice she combines Person-Centred work with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness and relaxation exercises. She also holds a postgraduate certificate in integrating hypnotherapy with psychotherapy and uses it when appropriate and agreed with clients. Sessions aim to be collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.

Sarah now sees people in private practice in Nantwich and offers telephone and video call appointments booked in the same way as face-to-face sessions. She places emphasis on ongoing professional development and keeps her work under the National Counselling Society’s ethical framework.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

Sarah uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a supportive, non-judgemental space where people can talk and reflect at their own pace; this approach focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the individual. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is offered to help identify and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity and increase calm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try techniques collaboratively, adapting methods to fit the person’s aims and preferences over time. Clients are invited to treat suggested strategies as experiments to see what helps them most.

Session formats should be confirmed before booking. The biography notes that telephone and video call appointments are offered alongside face-to-face work, so check current options when you arrange sessions. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend from a convenient location. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor remote sessions to focus on skills practice, guided relaxation, or conversational work depending on what the person wants to achieve.