Sarah Gensmantel, BACP

Sarah Gensmantel is a person-centred counsellor, psychotherapist and life coach with four years' experience. She works online with adults and young people, offering both short and longer-term support for a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. Sarah introduces practical tools alongside talking work when clients want them.

She often brings breathwork, meditation, mindfulness and yoga into sessions when these feel helpful. These practices are optional and tailored to each person. Sessions focus on what feels manageable and useful day to day.

Sarah has a background in education, specialising in pastoral care and safeguarding, which shaped her experience supporting people who feel overwhelmed or distressed. She has worked with trauma including childhood trauma, and with issues such as anxiety, depression, low self-worth, loss and grief, addiction, and recovery from sexual abuse and rape.

Relationship and attachment concerns are a frequent focus, alongside practical problems like sleep, eating, workplace stress and career decisions. She combines listening with simple coping strategies clients can use between sessions.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly and move at a pace that suits them. The therapeutic relationship is central and the work is shaped around each person’s experience.

Sarah is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, holds the BACP credential, and offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom.

Approaches that shape online therapy

Sarah combines person-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client’s pace, which helps when people need acceptance and steady support. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical tools for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce stress and manage strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try out methods, and agree what feels most helpful. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

If you prefer online sessions, check the current session options before booking as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also means practicing strategies from home and bringing real-life situations into sessions for discussion. Talk with the therapist about what will fit best with your schedule and needs.