- Client-centred approach
- Practical coping tools
- Support for codependency
About Sandra
Sandra Adams is a counsellor with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, addictions, anxiety and depression, among other concerns. Sandra takes a respectful, empathetic approach and aims to help clients use their own strengths to move forward.
Sandra meets individuals who are coping with grief, trauma and family problems. She also supports people dealing with sexual health and intimacy matters, codependency, attachment worries and issues around BDSM and alternative sex culture. Her work includes helping with stress, anger, low self-esteem and life transitions.
Her background includes roles helping people affected by domestic violence, gambling harm and psycho-sexual difficulties. She has run a Family and Friends group for those affected by someone else’s gambling, and she has experience supervising other clinicians. Sandra describes her practice as integrative, drawing on different ways of working to suit each person.
Sandra uses client-centred ideas to make sessions person-focused, and she also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused strategies when these fit the client’s needs. She aims to be practical and straightforward, helping people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes.
Sessions are shaped around what the individual wants to achieve. Sandra encourages people to use their own resources while offering guidance and tools to manage symptoms and improve relationships. She welcomes enquiries from people in the United Kingdom and from international clients.
How Sandra’s approaches work for online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It involves listening, reflecting and building a collaborative relationship so the client feels heard and understood; it can help with relationship worries, low self-esteem and general distress.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns and is often chosen for anxiety, depression and anger management.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and workable steps. Rather than focusing on the past, it helps people identify what is already working and build on those solutions to reach clearer goals.
Choosing an approach is usually a joint decision. Sandra will talk with each person about their goals, the issues they want to address and what styles feel most comfortable. Together they can try different ways of working and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around work. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions let them focus on practical tools and homework between meetings, which supports steady progress.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Sandra help with?
Sandra works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and stress. She also supports people facing codependency, attachment and body image issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She draws on client-centred principles alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused strategies to meet each person’s needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has 26 years of counselling experience and has worked with people affected by domestic abuse, gambling harm and psycho-sexual issues, plus she has run a Family and Friends support group.
Which professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and Sandra accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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