Sarah Dunn, BACP

Sarah Dunn works with adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes. She supports people struggling with trauma, abuse, low self-esteem and family conflict. Her approach is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping someone find practical steps forward. She sees the person as the expert in their own life and helps them build on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable actions. The tone is collaborative rather than directive, with room to talk through feelings and try new coping strategies. Sarah has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. Her background includes working with concerns such as body image, communication problems, drug and alcohol addiction, and eating and food-related issues. She also supports people facing post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, pregnancy and childbirth related worries, and issues around obsessions and compulsions. Workplace stress, social anxiety, isolation, forgiveness and young adult issues are within her remit as well. In sessions she will listen, reflect and help shape a plan that fits daily life. Practical tools and small experiments are used to test what helps. The aim is to increase confidence, ease symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning so people can move toward a more satisfying life.

Approaches that shape online work and practical steps

Sarah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding patterns. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with small experiments; this aims to reduce anxiety and improve mood by changing how situations are interpreted. Another approach concentrates on building coping skills and routine actions to manage stress and life transitions, offering simple strategies people can use between sessions.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels most useful and adjust the approach as goals and needs become clearer. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences guide which techniques are tried and how they are applied.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different days and needs. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit a quicker check-in or lower bandwidth, and messaging or chat can help people who prefer to write or need shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting and daily life.