What to Expect
Try one session, to see if you feel comfortable with Sarah, and decide if therapy may help you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on how your thoughts (cognitions) affect your feelings and actions. It recognises and challenges negative thoughts that perpetuate the problems you experience. The objective of cognitive behavioural therapy is for you to experience healthier thoughts and emotions.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggests CBT for:
- Depression
- Generalised Anxiety
- OCD
- PTSD
- Bulimia
- Anorexia
Counselling
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You determine which issue regarding your early years and/or adulthood you discuss. An objective of counselling is to enable you to speak about a difficulty and discover a way forward which is appropriate for you.
NICE suggests counselling for:
- Depression
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing directs your eye movements to affect how your mind processes data. The technique attempts to reprocess your frozen traumatic memories. The objective of eye movement desensitisation reprocessing is to desensitise your upsetting memories.
NICE suggests EMDR for:
- PTSD
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy focuses on you, and you obtaining insight into the difficulties you face. It considers your thoughts, emotions and relevant moments in your life. Psychotherapy aims to help you change or discover appropriate ways of managing.
Therapy
- Abuse
- Anger
- Bereavement
- Narcissistic Personality
- Relationship Problems
- Self Esteem
- Stress
Private Health Insurance Registrations
- Aviva Health
- BUPA
- CIGNA
- PruHealth
- Simplyhealth
- WPA
Qualifications
| British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited (MBACP Accred) and Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist Last Check 24/11/2025 | Next Review 24/12/2025 | |
| College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT) Accredited Psychotherapist Last Check 24/11/2025 | Next Review 24/12/2025 | |
| October 2019 |
Certificate Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) EMDR Europe (UK) Verified 08/02/2021 |
| July 2011 |
Diploma Counselling Anita Sullivan with Judi Keshet-Orr (UK) Verified 05/02/2018 |
| July 2009 |
Certificate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Psychosynthesis Professional Association (UK) Verified 05/02/2018 |
| July 2003 |
Diploma Counselling CPPD Counselling School (UK) Verified 18/02/2015 |
Sarah Briggs is bound by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Code of Ethics and Principles of Good Practice of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT).
Fees
Working Hours
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Wheelchair access: Yes