Sarah Hopkins, BACP

Sarah Hopkins is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Sarah aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and recognises that reaching out can take real courage.

She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk openly about difficult feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person in front of her and finding ways to move forward that fit everyday life. Practical coping ideas are combined with opportunities to reflect on patterns that keep causing pain.

Sarah uses psychodynamic work to look at how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships. That approach can help when recurring worries or old hurts keep resurfacing without clear reason. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals and find steps that reduce stress more quickly.

Her practice covers a broad range of concerns including grief and loss, relationship and family difficulties, work stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness and midlife crisis. Sarah also supports people experiencing trauma, anger, sleep problems, panic and ADHD-related challenges.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative, with the person deciding what to address and at what pace. People who want straightforward conversation, practical strategies and time to reflect often find her approach helpful.

How psychodynamic and solution-focused work translate to online therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how early experiences and repeated patterns influence current feelings and reactions. In an online setting it can help people spot unhelpful cycles that turn up in relationships, work or daily life and make space to try new ways of relating.

Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal oriented, concentrating on what changes would make life better and on practical steps to get there. Online sessions can work well for setting clear targets, tracking small gains and using focused conversations to build momentum.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work with the person to decide whether a reflective psychodynamic route, a more practical solution-focused plan, or a mix of both is the best fit. Decisions are guided by the client's needs, goals and how they prefer to work.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirm whether sessions are arranged by video, phone or another method and choose what fits everyday life. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed.