Sarah Semper
Creative counsellor for stress and relationships
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About Sarah
Sarah Semper helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious or low in mood. She supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, grief, trauma and abuse, and questions about identity and self-worth. Sarah also works with concerns such as chronic illness, body image, attachment and communication problems.
Sarah uses straightforward talking therapy alongside creative tools drawn from her arts psychotherapy background. She blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practices.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings and on noticing what matters most to you. Over 14 years she has worked with many different issues and ways of coping. That experience helps her pace sessions to suit each person and their circumstances.
She aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to day-to-day life. Her approach is collaborative and respectful. Sarah asks questions, listens closely, and invites small experiments to test new ways of thinking or acting.
She explains ideas plainly and checks in about what is helpful. Clients can expect a calm, creative space to talk things through and build clearer choices. Sarah holds a BACP credential, which is shown as BACP in her details.
If you want to start, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange sessions according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 14
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 374243
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Sarah's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sarah works online
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with the person about what they want to change and try different ways of working. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as goals become clearer.
If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online work can help fit counselling into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during the day, and offering an option when someone cannot attend in person. It also lets people use creative or verbal exercises from home and keep momentum between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can help pick the best way to meet that fits schedules, energy and goals.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Sarah help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy issues, plus grief, trauma, parenting and a wide range of related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions combine calm, client-centred listening with practical tasks and creative techniques from arts psychotherapy to help people try new ways of coping.
How much experience does she have?
Sarah has 14 years of experience working with a variety of emotional and life difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sarah?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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