Sarah Marlow-Rawles, BACP

Sarah Marlow-Rawles uses a client-centred approach to help people manage tough moments in life. She combines compassionate listening with practical, goal-focused work so people feel heard and can try different ways to cope. Sarah holds BACP accreditation and brings 13 years of professional experience in the UK.

She supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, low mood and self-esteem, and problems with relationships or intimacy. She also helps with parenting strain, career worries, grief, and addictions. Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and the effects of domestic violence and dissociation.

In sessions she aims to understand what matters most to each person and to build on their strengths. That might mean looking back at early relationships with a psychodynamic lens, or using solution-focused conversations to plan small, manageable steps. Sarah also draws on trauma-focused ideas when past events continue to cause distress.

Sessions are straightforward and conversational. People can expect time to tell their story and work with the therapist to set clear, realistic goals. The emphasis is on practical change alongside making sense of difficult feelings.

Sarah offers remote sessions to people in the United Kingdom. She uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Sarah draws on attachment-based and trauma-focused approaches alongside client-centred practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current connections and helps people notice patterns that affect trust and closeness. Trauma-focused work concentrates on the effects of painful events and offers ways to reduce their hold on daily life. Client-centred practice means sessions start from the person’s experience, with the therapist listening carefully and following the individual’s pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options together and adapt methods to fit the person’s goals, preferences and what feels most useful in sessions. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever someone is based in the United Kingdom. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter audio check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, note-taking between sessions or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life.