Hello, I’m Sarah. I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and have worked with adults, children and families for over 25 years. I specialise in supporting children and young people who have experienced adversity, loss and trauma, alongside the parents, carers and professionals who support them. I am particularly interested in how trauma can affect us across the lifespan — from in-utero experiences through to intergenerational patterns — and in the ways connection, relationships and community can support healing and help break cycles of trauma for individuals, families and future generations.

I bring a warm, compassionate and playful presence to my work and place great importance on creating relationships that feel brave, trusting and collaborative. My personal values of kindness, courage and belonging sit at the heart of both my therapeutic work and the way I move through the world. Creativity and connection with nature are also deeply important to me, both personally and professionally. I believe that creative expression and experiences in nature can help us reconnect with ourselves, feel more grounded and find new ways of making sense of our experiences. I often weave creative approaches and art forms into my work where this feels supportive and meaningful. Outside of Beacon House, I am often drawn to the places where I feel most at peace — where I can both lose and find myself — at the beach, in the woods, or in my studio potting or painting.

Alongside my therapeutic work with individuals and families, I also have experience offering individual and group supervision, as well as delivering bespoke training and consultations. I really value working collaboratively with the people and systems that support children and young people. I am passionate about helping to grow more trauma-informed and trauma-responsive practices within education, organisations, services and communities, and I am particularly interested in the connection between therapy and social justice. I care deeply about creating spaces that are inclusive, compassionate and rooted in respect, and I feel strongly about challenging discrimination, violence and oppression in all their forms.

After four years working as a specialist therapist within the team, in September 2024 I joined the leadership team at Beacon House and now work as one of the senior therapists within the Child and Family Service and as lead trainer for the service. It feels a real privilege and honour to be part of the leadership team and to contribute to a community and organisation whose values so closely reflect my own — particularly a shared commitment to compassion, creativity, connection, justice and the belief that healing happens through safe and meaningful relationships.

Sarah is registered with UKCP, her membership number is 2011183807.

  • MA Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (with distinction)
    Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE), 2016-2019
  • Advanced Diploma in the Therapeutic Application of the Arts in Therapy and Education
    Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE), 2015-2016
  • Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
    West Dean College, 2013-2015
  • Cognitive-Analytic Therapist Training
    St Thomas Hospital, London, 2005-2007
  • Mindfulness Teacher Development Level 1
    Bangor University, 2009
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
    University of Sussex, 2000-2002
  • SAVI The System for Analysing Verbal Interaction (SAVI)
    Rowena Davis Consultancy, 2024
  • DDP: Exploring Intersectionality
    DDPI Worldwide Conference, 2024
  • Mind the Vote
    Therapy and Social Change Summit, 2024
  • Helping Your Autistic Child with Anxiety
    Naomi Fisher, 2024
  • Demand Avoidance 101
    Naomi Fisher, 2024
  • Teenage Burnout 101
    Naomi Fisher, 2024
  • Transforming Trauma with Parts work drawing on Internal Family Systems, polyvagal Practice, CFT and Somatic Psychology
    Therapy Northwest, 2024
  • Working with Demand Avoidant Children: The Art of Low Demand Therapy
    Naomi Fisher, 2023
  • The Art of Low Demand Parenting
    Naomi Fisher, 2022
  • Level 2 Child and Adolescent EMDR training
    Child Trauma Therapy Centre, 2022
  • Level 1 Child and Adolescent EMDR training
    Child Trauma Therapy Centre, 2022
  • SAI Foundation Training: Introduction to SAI. The Impact of Developmental Trauma and Insecure Attachment on Sensory Processing
    Sensory Attachment Intervention Consultancy, 2022
  • EMDR Part 3
    EMDR Europe, 2022
  • EMDR Part 2
    EMDR Europe, 2022
  • The Power of the Senses: rebuilding sensory Systems and Supporting regulation in Children Impacted by Early Trauma
    Beacon House,  2022
  • EMDR Part 1
    Sian Morgan, September 2021 – February 2022
  • Group Theraplay
    Family Futures, London, 2021
  • Group Theraplay
    Family Futures, London, 2021
  • Theraplay level 1
    Family Futures, London, 2020
  • Paws.b.
    Mindfulness in Schools Project, 2020
  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) level two
    Centre for Emotional Development, Brighton, 2019
  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) level one
    Centre for Emotional Development, Brighton, 2019
  • Cognitive-Analytic supervisor training
    Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, 2015-2016