How I Work
You may already have a sense that something in your relationships isn’t working in the way you want it to. Perhaps you’ve noticed patterns repeating—in how you connect with others, within your family, or in your relationship with yourself, particularly when things feel uncertain or intense. You might understand these patterns on some level, and yet, in the moments that matter, they still take over. This is often where people begin.
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I’m Sara, a psychotherapist specialising in relational trauma and the patterns that shape how we experience connection — with others, and with ourselves. I work with thoughtful, capable adults who are used to managing a great deal on their own. Many have already spent time reflecting, reading, or even attending therapy before. But something still feels unresolved in their relationships. My role is to meet you in that place — not with judgement or quick solutions, but with care, attention, and a genuine curiosity about your experience.
We don't have to do it all alone ... we were never meant to
My Approach
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My approach brings together psychotherapy and somatic work. In simple terms, that means we don’t only explore your thoughts and experiences — we also pay attention to how they are held in the body. Because often, the patterns that show up in relationships are not just cognitive. They are responses your nervous system has learned over time — ways of protecting you, adapting, and making sense of earlier experiences. In our work, we begin to gently notice these responses. Not to force change, but to understand them. And from that understanding, something new can begin to emerge.
What Sessions Feel Like
Sessions are a space where you don’t have to hold everything together. We move at a pace that feels manageable for you. There’s no expectation to share more than you’re ready to. At times, we may talk. At other times, we may slow things down and notice what’s happening in the moment — in your body, your emotions, or your responses.
Over time, this can help you to feel:​
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more grounded within yourself
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more able to express your needs and boundaries
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less overwhelmed or reactive in relationships
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more connected — both to yourself and to others​​.
Alongside my professional training, I bring a relational and grounded presence to the work. I value honesty, warmth, and creating a space where you can feel safe enough to explore what’s really going on — not just what feels easy to say.
I bring both clinical depth and lived experience.​​
You won’t have to pretend here.
You won’t have to perform strength. You get to arrive exactly as you are.
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One of the hardest patterns I see — especially with people who are juggling a lot — is the belief: “I should be able to handle this.”​ But healing rarely happens in isolation. It happens when we allow ourselves to turn outward — even when every instinct says pull inward.
This work isn’t about becoming someone different. It’s about understanding yourself more deeply — so that your relationships can begin to feel different.
You’ve done enough surviving.
You’re allowed to want more than coping.
More than managing.
More than just staying afloat.
You’re allowed emotional freedom.
You’re allowed connection.
You’re allowed to feel at home in yourself.
If that’s the season you’re stepping into… I would be honoured to walk alongside you.
The right support can make all the difference!
​​"Sara's warm compassion, empathy, as well as skill as a therapist, has allowed me to revisit some really challenging experiences from my past. After doing so, I was able to emerge with a greater sense of freedom, peace and serenity that has rippled into my daily life."
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Mother of Three - London
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