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Hello, I’m Sarah. I’m an Integrative Psychotherapist with over 25 years’ experience working with children, young people, adults and families. I specialise in supporting children and young people who have experienced adversity, loss and trauma, alongside the parents, carers and professionals who care for them.
Alongside my therapy work, I offer individual and group clinical supervision, consultation, and reflective practice to professionals working with children, young people and families. As an integrative therapist, I draw on a range of approaches to meet the needs of the individual or team in front of me so as well as talking, I also enjoy working creatively, using imagery, metaphor, embodied awareness and experiential techniques to deepen reflection, support curiosity and make sense of complex experiences.
I particularly enjoy working with groups and teams as this creates opportunities to step back from day-to-day pressures and develop a more systemic understanding of the children and young people we support. I am always curious about the different perspectives that emerge within a group or team, the roles we can find ourselves taking up, and what these patterns might reveal about a young person’s internal world and the wider systems around them. Often, different professionals come to hold different parts of a child’s story, emotions or behaviours. Bringing these perspectives together can create a richer, more compassionate understanding and open up new possibilities for support.
My approach is relational, attachment-informed and trauma-responsive. At the very heart of all my work is a belief that when people feel emotionally safe enough to slow down, think together and remain curious, meaningful understanding can emerge. Whether I am working with an individual practitioner or a whole team, I aim to create a warm, compassionate and containing space where complexity can be explored without judgement.
I also recognise the emotional impact of working with trauma and adversity and the importance of caring for the people who provide that care. Supervision, for me, is not simply about case management; it is a reflective space to explore the therapeutic relationship, notice what is happening beneath the surface, and think about how our own responses, assumptions and experiences shape the work. I value helping practitioners stay connected to themselves, their professional values and the children and families they support.
Ultimately, my hope is that the people I work alongside leave feeling more connected, more confident in their thinking, and better equipped to offer relationships that promote safety, regulation and healing.
