My Approach

Hi, I’m Sara. I specialise in supporting adults who are experiencing a loss of purpose or are struggling with questions around their own self-worth. These feelings can be deeply challenging and isolating, and may at times lead to difficult emotions, including thoughts of suicide. My approach centres on helping you to express and explore these difficult feelings. I am committed to staying alongside you, providing support for your journey towards greater ease and acceptance of who you are.

What You Can Talk About in Therapy:
People often come to me carrying feelings that are hard to share anywhere else – anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, identity questions, relationship difficulties, or simply the sense of being stuck. Therapy with me is a space where you can bring all of this – the things that feel too big to say out loud, as well as the everyday details of your life.

You are welcome to talk about absolutely anything that is on your mind. There are no restrictions – you can repeat the same topic as many times as you need to, and I won’t mind. I may ask questions to help us explore further, but you are always free to return to whatever feels most important for you.

You can talk about your sleep: what keeps you awake, what you dream about.

You can talk about who you are in the world, how you see yourself, and who you wish to become.

Politics, religion, race, sexuality and gender all have a place here. I believe the personal is political – we don’t exist in a value-free vacuum – so therapy can be a space to look at difficulties, biases and beliefs.

There’s always space to talk about sex, especially if you’ve been avoiding the topic.

You can talk about death – deaths you’ve seen, deaths you fear, people you’ve loved and lost. You can talk about living while wanting to die, and the complicated feelings that come with that. There is room for grief, love, and ambivalence.

Money is another topic that may feel uncomfortable but important to bring. This might mean conversations about wealth, poverty, debt, inheritance, or even what it means for you to pay for therapy itself.

You can talk about what health means to you, how you nourish yourself, and how you move through your days. You can talk about what you watch on TV, the music that stays with you, the books you read.

Trivial or important, frightening or joyful, I’m here for all of it. You can cry for a whole session, shed one tear, or talk about not being able to cry at all. You can whisper your secrets, tell me things you’ve never said before, or sit with me in silence – both the comfortable kind and the uncomfortable kind.

Alongside talking through the difficult and painful parts of life, therapy can also be about moving towards what you long for – feeling calmer in yourself, more confident in relationships, experiencing restful sleep, laughter, and enjoying everyday moments again. Many people I work with want to feel lighter, less stuck, more connected, and able to live with greater ease and self-acceptance.

Therapy operates on so many levels – whatever you talk about, whatever topics you bring, we’ll also talk about how it is to tell me these things. How you’re impacted by me. How we’re impacted by each other.

About Me

I know the value of working with a supportive presence during difficult times, and I am committed to offering that to you. I want to work with people who know something in their lives isn’t quite right and who are looking to engage in the challenging process of self-exploration.

I am a Gestalt psychotherapist offering both online and in-person sessions through my private practice in Reading, Berkshire. In addition to individual therapy, I facilitate group therapy sessions at Mind Garden in Reading. These group sessions are designed to encourage shared growth, connection, and mutual support among participants, creating a collaborative environment for healing and self-discovery.

How I work: I work from my therapy room in Shinfield, Berkshire. My practice is within easy reach of the M4 motorway and therefore accessible to the areas of Reading, Shinfield, Wokingham, Winnersh, Woodley, Lower Earley, Spencer’s Wood, Swallowfield, Eversley, Finchampstead, Hartley Wintney, Hook and surrounding areas. My location is on Reading bus routes served by Leopard 3 and Mereoak P&R 600.
Please note my room is upstairs so I’m unfortunately unable to accommodate you if you can’t use stairs.

Sessions usually take place weekly and last 50 minutes each.
My fee for each session is £70.00.

I work with

• Groups
• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Gestalt Group Psychotherapist
• Gestalt Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Addiction
• Age-related Issues
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Suicide
• Trauma