Sarah Dinenage , BACP

Sarah Dinenage offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult relationships. She makes space for worrying thoughts and painful memories, and helps clients start to understand why certain patterns keep happening. Sarah introduces a steady, down-to-earth way of talking about painful experiences so people can feel less stuck and more able to make choices that suit them.

Sarah has 12 years of counselling experience in both organisations and private practice in the United Kingdom. She is a BACP practitioner, which is shown as BACP. Her work often looks at how early experiences shape present-day reactions and relationships. This means sessions can focus on understanding where patterns began and how they keep repeating.

In sessions Sarah listens for what is said and what is left unsaid. Conversations are gentle but honest, aimed at uncovering the feelings and beliefs that maintain distress. She uses humour at times when it helps to relieve tension and build a genuine working relationship.

People come to Sarah for help with trauma and abuse, depression, family tensions, abandonment and attachment issues, or for problems with communication and control. She also supports those dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, caregiver stress, body image, guilt, shame, isolation, life purpose and veteran or armed forces issues.

Therapy with Sarah can include talking through memories, noticing repeated patterns, and trying out new ways of relating. Sessions are offered online in a range of formats to fit different needs, and international clients are accepted. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions that suit them.

Attachment-focused support delivered online

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape the way people relate now. It helps uncover repeating patterns born in childhood and shows how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional reactions.

Sarah also draws on psychodynamic ideas that pay attention to feelings, memories and the things that go unsaid. This approach helps people notice what drives their behaviour and where change might be possible.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sarah treats the choice of method as a joint decision and will discuss options based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide what feels most useful and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when video is not convenient. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written conversation or need support between calls. These options help fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments while keeping the focus on steady, reflective work.