Sarah Bates, BACP, NCPS

Sarah Bates is a UK-licensed therapist with five years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns. She works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem and addictions, as well as issues related to LGBT identity, family dynamics, intimacy, eating and sleeping, parenting, anger, career pressures, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials - BACP being a recognized professional counselling association in the United Kingdom and NCPS a professional certification - and brings a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate stance to her work.

Her approach centers on tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s unique needs, drawing on five years of hands-on therapeutic experience to adapt methods and pacing to individual circumstances. Sarah emphasizes collaboration and practical support while attending to the emotional complexity of trauma, loss, and relationship struggles. She also offers guidance for everyday challenges such as sleep, parenting, career stress, and managing attention and mood concerns.

Sarah recognizes that beginning therapy can require courage, and she acknowledges the steps people take to seek help. Her practice aims to provide a steady, responsive therapeutic partnership that meets clients where they are and works toward meaningful change on their terms.