About Sarah
Sarah Gensmantel is a person-centred integrative counsellor and life coach with four years of experience. She works online with adults and young people to help them through hard times. Her approach is warm and non-judgemental, and she aims to make people feel heard and understood.
Sarah blends talking therapy with optional holistic practices when helpful. These can include breathwork, meditation, mindfulness and yoga. She tailors any additional techniques to each person’s needs and never makes them obligatory.
Background and approach
She has a particular interest in trauma, including childhood trauma, and has supported people through recovery from sexual abuse and rape. At the same time she welcomes anyone seeking help with anxiety, depression, low self-worth, grief, addictions, sleep difficulties, or life changes.
Before moving into counselling she worked in education supporting both young people and adults, with a focus on pastoral care and safeguarding. That background informs her steady, attentive approach when people feel overwhelmed or emotionally unsafe. In sessions she listens to what is said and to what is harder to put into words.
She helps clients make sense of their experience and offers practical coping strategies for day-to-day life. Work proceeds at a pace the client finds manageable, and the therapeutic relationship is central throughout.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sarah is listed here; the rest shows what else Sarah works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused 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 therapeutic approaches shape online counselling
Attachment-based work helps focus on patterns in relationships and feelings of safety. It looks at how early connections influence current reactions and can be useful for people coping with abandonment, attachment issues or trust concerns.Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience first. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers, which suits those who need steady, paced support and clearer self-understanding.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, aims to spot unhelpful thinking and try small changes in behaviour. It is practical and often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then choose or blend methods in collaboration with the client.
Because the biography states counselling is offered online, confirm exact session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit talks into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time and let someone join from a convenient room. These practical options often help people keep therapy consistent alongside work, family and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of problems does Sarah help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career worries, bipolar disorder, ADHD and many related difficulties.
How would she approach therapy with me?
Her work is person-centred and integrative, combining talking therapy with practical strategies and optional mindfulness or breathwork. The style is collaborative and paced to what feels right for the client.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of counselling and coaching practice and prior experience in education focused on pastoral care and safeguarding, which shapes her work with people who feel overwhelmed.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography describes online counselling but does not list specific formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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