Saralea StewartNCPS

Saralea Stewart is a counsellor with ten years' experience supporting people through anxiety, depression and life changes. She holds a first-class BA (Hons) Degree in Person Centred Counselling from the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex and is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). Saralea works with adults and young adults, including people from LGBTQIA+ communities, and helps with a wide range of concerns related to stress, relationships and parenting.

She focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. Sessions tend to centre on what matters most to the person sitting in the room. Saralea draws on person-centred ways of working to help people feel heard and understood, and uses practical tools when needed.

Her background includes counselling in colleges, addiction services and community organisations. That experience means she is used to supporting people through grief, addiction, trauma, and complicated family situations. She also has experience working with students and in employee assistance programmes.

Saralea uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable steps. She combines these methods with psycho-education to help people understand patterns and build new habits.

People who choose Saralea often want straightforward, down-to-earth help with everyday struggles. She encourages curiosity, self-awareness and practical change. Prospective clients can expect calm, respectful sessions that aim to make difficulties easier to manage.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions and focuses on empathy and understanding to help people feel understood and valued. It suits worries about self‑esteem, relationship struggles and general life stress.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own motivation to change by exploring values and ambivalence; it can be useful for addictions, unhealthy habits and making difficult decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Saralea will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt her use of person‑centred listening and practical techniques in collaboration with the client.

Online counselling can make fitting therapy around family, work and pregnancy easier, as sessions can be scheduled to suit daily routines. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online sessions reduce travel time, allow short check‑ins between commitments and help maintain continuity of care when life is busy.