Sarah Phillips

I offer daytime sessions Monday through to Thursday and evening sessions on Thursdays. 

Working from my own private space allows me to offer a more accessible cost. Some concession rates are available.

Life can sometimes feel overwhelming. You may be experiencing anxiety, stress or panic. Feeling lonely, misunderstood, or trying to cope with the effects of childhood trauma or a significant life change. Perhaps you find yourself repeating familiar patterns, struggling in relationships, or a sense of feeling lost or unfulfilled.

Welcome to Sarah Phillips Counselling. I am an Accredited Counsellor working with adults based in Wokingham.

The relationship in counselling is so important. This journey can be hard. A space where you can feel safe to talk to someone without judgement or advice. I'm passionate about my work. I hope to offer a relationship where I am down to earth and reliable, working with kindness and compassion, whilst also being strong, resilient and steadfast, able to hear what you have to share. I'm told when needed, I also have a good sense of humour in the mix too!

Together, we can begin to make sense of what may be causing your distress. Finding coping mechanisms to help support you, whilst exploring patterns in your thoughts and behaviours. Reflect on how you would like your life and relationships to feel different. Change can be challenging, the patterns we find ourselves repeating feel familiar and safe to us. We can work together to identify parts of you which keep you stuck, preventing change. Or we can just be. Sometimes we are not seeking change and just need to be heard.

I offer a free introductory call to discuss your needs and see if we would work well together.

I'm an Integrative Counsellor, which simply means I am trained in different theories and can bring in different ways of working to support your needs. I have extensive experience supporting clients to identify unconscious patterns of behaviour and how this impacts life and relationships.​

Throughout our life experiences we internalise messages about ourselves. These are sometimes painful, and our unconscious will go to great lengths to protect us. For example, someone who has internalised feelings of  "not good enough" may develop patterns to protect themselves from feeling this pain, like procrastination and people pleasing. Making sense of these patterns can support us to find new ways of responding to support change and growth.

My main approaches are Person Centered and Internal Family Systems, alongside CBT, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic.

I work from a beautiful room. A calm and private space, detached from my home. Close to Wokingham town centre, in a quiet road, with private parking and accessible by public transport. 

Easily accessible from Winnersh, Finchampstead, Crowthorne, Earley, Woodley, Twyford, Reading, Bracknell, Sandhurst, Maidenhead and surrounding areas.

I believe the relationship is key for counselling to be effective.

This is a video or telephone meeting which gives us a chance to meet, see how we get along and how we might work together. We can talk more about what brings you to counselling and how you would like to feel, what you would like to be different. I can explain how I work and answer any questions.

Counselling sessions are 50 mins, face to face or online. 

I offer both short and longterm work, as well as one off sessions.