Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Binge eating
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Coping with an acute health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Insomnia
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other perinatal mental health condition
Other phobia
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Parenting
Perfectionism
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Relationships
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health
Ms

Sarah Smith

 
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

PGDip in CBT; Accredited EMDR and IPT Therapist

Sarah is a compassionate, warm and empathic therapist. She has a down-to-earth, straight-talking style, is highly relatable, and skilled at putting you at ease.

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Insurers

Axa
Vitality
Cigna
Zurich
Travelers
Case Managers

Languages

English

About me

Sarah is a compassionate, warm and empathic therapist. She has a down-to-earth, straight-talking style, is highly relatable, and skilled at putting you at ease. She has worked with people experiencing a wide range of mental health and emotional issues for the past 30 years. Sarah has trained in a number of therapeutic approaches, and will adapt her style of working according to your own individual needs. Sarah believes therapy should be a unique process where you and she will work in partnership together, towards your own goals, drawing upon the relevant treatment approaches that are right for you. Her approach is based upon enabling you to build upon, and add to your own existing skills and resources, to help you overcome challenges, and guide you towards both recovery and personal growth. Sarah has 30 years of experience, working with individuals facing a wide range of mental health issues and emotional issues, in both NHS and the private sector settings, in both the UK and Australia. Recently she has spent 18 months working with NHS and social-care staff, treating presentations such as trauma, stress and psychological burnout. Sarah has extensive experience in supervising clinicians, including psychological therapists and trainee psychologists. She is also experienced in working in both primary and secondary-care settings, treating a diverse range of presentations including PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), depression, traumatic distress, adjustment issues, distress linked to long-term health conditions, interpersonal and relationship difficulties, low self-esteem,substance misuse/addictions, perinatal mental health issues, and specific anxiety disorders including OCD, emetophobia, and generalised anxiety. Sarah is able to draw upon a range of evidence-based treatment modalities, protocols, and approaches including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement De-sensitisation and re-processing), IPT (Interpersonal Therapy), ACT approaches (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), CFT (Compassion Focussed Therapy). Sarah is committed to delivering high-quality, effective, evidence-based treatment and care.

Area I can help with

Adjustment difficulties
Agoraphobia
Alcohol misuse
Anger Management
Anxiety
Anxious personality disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Binge eating
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
Burnout
Chronic fatigue
Chronic pain
Complex PTSD
Confidence
Coping with a long-term health condition
Coping with an acute health condition
Depression
Emetophobia (vomit phobia)
Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD)
End of relationship difficulties
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
Insomnia
Maternity
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Opioid misuse
Other addiction
Other mental health concern
Other perinatal mental health condition
Other phobia
Other substance use disorder
Panic disorder
Parenting
Perfectionism
Perinatal OCD
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Perinatal mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Prolonged grief
Relationships
Self-esteem
Sleep difficulties
Social phobia
Stress
Stress management
Trauma (general)
Women's health

Types of therapy I offer

Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Full Psychological Assessments (60-90 minute)

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