Sarah Laird

Current availability: Monday - Friday

Hello, my name is Sarah Laird. I am a registered therapist with Â鶹ԭ´´. My main modality is Transactional Analysis (TA) and I also work with other theories such as body psychotherapy, ecotherapy, and others. I currently have a private practice where I provide face-to-face therapy both indoors and outdoors (and a combination of the two) to adult individuals in the Liverpool area. 

What happens to us in our lives can sometimes disconnect us from ourselves, others, and the world: this can be a momentary experience or it can feel as if it is permanent. For me, relationship is key to restoring that connection - this is how we heal from our traumas, our suffering, our dissatisfactions. As such, I consider that establishing a therapeutic relationship is fundamental to the healing process.

Safety is a vital part of the work. If we do not feel safe enough, we cannot explore what is going on for us or reveal our true selves, so identifying and establishing cues of safety will be a big part of our work together.

I work with adult individuals, couples and groups. I provide both outdoor and indoor therapy and a combination of the two. I practice Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT) with couples and anyone in a relationship (parent/child, siblings, friends) that feel they want to enhance their communication with each other. Whilst most people come for therapy due to a crisis, therapy can also be about enhancing one's life.

I have had personal therapy for my own healing and growth and I also had it as part of my four-year training in psychotherapy. This provides me with sufficient self-awareness to be able to hold both myself and a client in the therapeutic process. 

I am a member of UKATA and Â鶹ԭ´´ and abide by their code of ethics and professional practice. A requirement of Â鶹ԭ´´ and UKATA is that I have regular supervision and that I have myself been in therapy. This is for your safety and improves my effectiveness.

Relevant Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology

2-year Diploma in Counselling (person-centred modality, Level 3)

4 year post graduate training in Transactional Analysis leading to Advanced Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (Level 7)

Certificate in Transactional Analysis (TA 101)

Registered Member MÂ鶹ԭ´´ (Certificate of Proficiency)

I offer a free half hour telephone consultation where we can discuss what you would like from therapy, how I work as a therapist, and how we could work together.