Testimonials - THE MINDFUL PSYCHOLOGIST

'Dear Sarah, Thank you so much for your help, support and guidance over the past few years. I always looked forward to and enjoyed our sessions and I found them so useful and enlightening. I am so excited for the adventures and challenges ahead of me and I feel like I have a big backpack of self-knowledge, compassion and mindful tools to take care of myself whatever arises. When I think back to the start of our sessions, I was so stuck! In old ways of thinking and old ingrained beliefs, as well as feeling a lack of control over my life. It really does feel quite opposite to that now. I've found your style of therapy so helpful and different to anything I've had before and I am so grateful for the work you do and the changes you are making in the world of mental health. It really is life changing! Thank you again!'
Juliette, Brighton (2013).

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'Dear Sarah, A huge thank you for the work that we have done together over the last three years. Your time, support and consistent patience in our sessions has really allowed me to work through new levels of my pain and reaching a deeper and more healthy understanding of my mental and emotional health. I have learned so much about myself and the brain and the world in our sessions and I am really appreciative of our time together. Thank you for helping me to grow into the person I am today.'
Kat, Brighton (2015).

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'I am so grateful that I found Sarah to help with my anxiety. Her deep understanding and expertise, along with her warm, empathetic approach have been all I could ask of a therapist. She has helped me through life-changing grief as well, giving me the skills and confidence to start handling everyday situations I once would have avoided. Working with her has opened up my life more that I thought possible.'
Kate, Brighton (2024).

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'Sarah has been there for me during times of great need, offering her valuable insight, empathy and support. Her knowledge has helped me to understand myself and my feelings better, and provided me with necessary tools and coping strategies for managing distress. She empowered me to make meaningful life changes which have set me on a path to self-fulfillment. I am forever grateful for her unwavering compassion and support on my journey, and for helping me to grow into the person I am today.'
Vlada, Germany (2024).

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'When I started my work with Sarah it was something I felt I crucially needed at the time. I was locked inside my thoughts and terrified of the power they had. I was in a position where I felt I didn’t have the skills or knowledge to help the problematic anxiety I was experiencing. I hadn’t had the guidance needed growing up to learn how to understand emotions or deal with the difficult thinking that comes with life. I was extremely lucky to have met Sarah as my first and only therapist, who I continue to work with currently out of choice rather than desperation. She has guided me through extremely difficult thinking patterns and mental scripts that were learnt as I grew up. Her ability to give me space and a sense of safety to explore my thinking without fearing it has opened up my world like I could have never thought at the time. Her obvious passion for psychology and learning shines through in our sessions... month on month she tells me about new things she’s reading about and new approaches or ideas she has been following. I find this so comforting and inspiring... it shows me that as I grow she is also growing as a psychologist, and that everyone regardless of what they believe can learn something new that can change their own approach to life. I will continue to grow and learn with Sarah, whilst implementing the things we discover together in our sessions. The freedom I feel when exploring my thinking is extremely empowering. She has helped me understand that I have such a huge ability to influence my own life and that with the right skills and the right value based decision I can achieve the things my past self would never of thought possible'.
Alex, Brighton (2024).

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'I started having therapy with Sarah when I was going through some really difficult times and she helped me come to terms with what had happened and process all the feelings I was struggling with. But therapy with Sarah wasn’t just about processing, it was also about learning: about myself, my thoughts, my feelings, what feelings are for and why they happen the way they do. These were all things I had no idea about. Therapy became like training. The point wasn’t to always come back to therapy and ‘rely’ on it; the point was to become literate in my own thoughts, feelings and values – skills I wish I had learned in childhood but very few of us do – so that I no longer needed therapy. In this way, therapy gave me the skills I needed to be the version of myself that I want to be, to understand and healthily engage with my thoughts and feelings, and live a life in accordance with my values. I am very grateful to Sarah for facilitating this journey!'
Pete, Brighton (2024)

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