Sarah Turner Therapy

Sarah Turner Therapy Helping you manage intense emotions and overwhelm so you feel more in control of your life.

Accredited BACP registered therapist & fully trained DBT Therapist.

•Programmes •Workshops •1:1s I originally trained as an integrative counsellor and have since specialised in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. I am an accredited, registered member of the largest counselling and psychotherapy regulatory body in the UK the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have been in private practice since 2007 as well as working for charities and in more recent years The Priory Group. I have a specialist training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to support those suffering the traits of Personality Disorder, chronic anxiety and depression as well as other mental health disorders. I deliver Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in skills groups as well as DBT informed 1:1 sessions. I regularly attend CPD training in my areas of interest as is mandatory for BACP members. I am available for therapy sessions over Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp video and telephone.

Some weeks are harder than others. This is one of them.I haven't been feeling well this week (menopause, you absolute jo...
09/04/2026

Some weeks are harder than others. This is one of them.

I haven't been feeling well this week (menopause, you absolute joy!) which means my vulnerability factors are already high before anything else has even happened. And this week, other things have happened.

I'm not going to list them all. But I will say: when the people you love are struggling, and your body is struggling, and your diary is full, and your nervous system is quietly waving a white flag, it's a lot to carry.

So today I have a tear on my face and a giant mug of coffee, and I'm being honest about it.

Not because therapists are supposed to perform their struggles for social media.
But because I think there's something important in showing you what it actually looks like to use the skills I teach, on myself, on a Thursday, when things feel hard.

I'm not beating myself up for feeling sad.
I'm not pretending I'm fine.
I'm not waiting until it tips into a crisis before I do something about it.

I'm naming it. I'm confiding in the people I trust. I'm eating properly today, taking my medication, having an early night, and changing what I can in my diary.

Small things. Deliberate things. Compassionate things.

This is what emotion regulation actually looks like in real life. Not perfect. Not linear. Not always pretty. Just honest, and kind to yourself, and one small step at a time.

If you're having one of those weeks, too, I see you.

And if you'd like to learn how to meet yourself like this when it gets hard, that's exactly what I teach.

Message me 💛

Last week I delivered a two-hour emotional regulation workshop at a local menopause café.There were over 15 women in the...
08/04/2026

Last week I delivered a two-hour emotional regulation workshop at a local menopause café.

There were over 15 women in the room, a great space with mutual understanding, validation, laughter, and genuine connection.

And as soon as I started listing the common challenges for midlife women on the whiteboard and how they impact our emotional regulation, the nods started. The sense of overwhelm. Shifts in identity. Changes in confidence. How all of it (when we're not meeting our own needs) quietly erodes our emotional resilience.

It soon became very apparent that we had a lot in common.

The hands going up. The "oh my god, that's me." The relief on someone's face when they realise that what they've been experiencing has a name, an explanation, and (most importantly!) a set of skills that can actually help.

Perimenopause and menopause don't just affect your body. They affect your nervous system. Your emotional regulation. Your capacity to tolerate stress. Your sense of who you are.

When oestrogen levels shift, the brain's ability to regulate emotion shifts with it. Responses that once felt manageable can suddenly feel overwhelming. Calm that once came easily can feel completely out of reach.

This isn't you falling apart. It's your nervous system asking for a different kind of support.

The feedback at the end was that the session felt both relatable and useful. Which is always exactly what I hope for.

This is why I do this work.

If you're a woman in perimenopause or menopause who has noticed your emotions feeling harder to manage than they used to, you are not imagining it, and you do not need to “power through.”

There are skills for this. And I would love to teach them to you.
Drop 'MENOPAUSE' in the comments and I'll send you the details. 💛

07/04/2026

Being highly sensitive doesn't mean you need to change or apologise for who you are.

It means your nervous system processes everything, the noise, the tone, the vibe, the look someone gave you three days ago that you're still thinking about.

Some days that's a superpower.

Some days it's a giant coffee and a very understanding sofa.

If this is you, I actually made something to help you navigate this in a healthier way.

Comment and I'll send you the details. 💛

"Other people have it so much worse; I don't need therapy." Not true. You don't have to have hit rock bottom to need sup...
02/04/2026

"Other people have it so much worse; I don't need therapy." Not true. You don't have to have hit rock bottom to need support.

My beginners’ workshop is designed for anyone who has ever been described as “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “too much.”

This is the perfect introduction. A workshop that will help you:
✓ Understand why your emotions feel so overwhelming
✓ Walk away with practical, DBT-based tools you can use straight away
✓ Recognise your emotional patterns before they take over
✓ Feel less shame, and a lot more self-understanding

This is a beginner-friendly space. No prior knowledge of therapy or DBT needed. You just need to be ready to start understanding yourself a little better.

If you’ve been thinking about getting some support, but 1:1 therapy didn’t seem like the right fit, this is your sign.

Comment for more details.

01/04/2026

I want to be very clear about something.

I’m not here to help you suppress your emotions.
I’m not here to help you control them, manage them into submission, or pretend they’re not there.

Because that’s not what Emotion Regulation actually means.

Emotional Regulation means learning to understand what your emotions are telling you. To feel them without being overwhelmed by them. To respond to them in ways that reflect your values, not just your nervous system’s panic.

It’s the difference between being at the mercy of your emotions and being in a relationship with them.

This is what I teach. So if you’d like to find out what that looks like in practice, my Emotion Regulation workshop is open for sign-ups now.

Message me for more details.

31/03/2026

I’m turning 50 this year. So I had Botox. There. I said it.

This is, apparently, a controversial thing to admit. And I find that really interesting. Because we live in a world that tells midlife women to age gracefully, to embrace the natural process, to be comfortable in their own skin, which is all lovely in theory.

But this is the same world that also quietly judges you if you look tired, if you look your age, if you look like you’ve been carrying everyone else’s emotional load for the last two decades. Which, to be fair, many of us have.

So here’s my honest opinion (take it or leave it!):

If it makes you feel good: do it.
If it boosts your confidence: do it.
If it’s for YOU: absolutely do it.

Not for your partner. Not for how you’ll look in someone else’s photo. Not because you feel like you should. But because you want to, and it makes you feel like yourself again.

That’s the only reason that counts.

The language in the video while I had it done, shall we say, is considerably more colourful than I’m able to share here, but I’ll leave you with this:

A midlife woman doing something just for herself is not something that requires anyone’s approval. Including mine.

Huge thank you to Alchemy Aesthetics for their amazing work!

27/03/2026

It's not always the big red flags!

A lot of people don’t reach out for support until things feel really serious. Until there’s a crisis. Until they can’t f...
26/03/2026

A lot of people don’t reach out for support until things feel really serious. Until there’s a crisis. Until they can’t function at all. But the people I work with rarely arrive at that point.

They arrive because they’re tired of the constant guilt after they’ve snapped at someone they love.

Because they’re exhausted by how much energy it takes to manage their emotions every single day.

Because they’re sick of feeling fine one minute and overwhelmed the next, with no idea why.

These aren’t dramatic red flags. They’re quiet, persistent ones. And they’re exactly the kind of signs that respond really well to the skills I teach.

Hear me when I say this. You don’t need to be in crisis to deserve support and you definitely don’t need to hit rock bottom before it’s “serious enough.”

If you’ve been quietly wondering whether what you’re experiencing is normal, or whether anything can actually help, that wondering is enough. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 the moment to reach out.

I’m going live this 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝗽𝗺, (and probably Fred 🐶 too!), to talk about exactly this! The signs that are easy to dismiss. The ones that don’t look like a crisis from the outside. And why they matter just as much.

Can’t make it live? Comment so you don’t miss it!

Talking therapy helps us understand our story. But understanding our story doesn't automatically teach us what to do in ...
25/03/2026

Talking therapy helps us understand our story. But understanding our story doesn't automatically teach us what to do in the moment when emotions flood our system.
That's where DBT is different.

DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) is one of the most evidence-based approaches for emotional regulation that exists. It doesn't just help you understand your emotions, it gives you practical, learnable skills to work with them.

💛 Skills for tolerating distress without making things worse.
💛 Skills for reducing emotional intensity.
💛 Skills for changing how you respond in the moments that matter most.

If you've done therapy before and felt like something was still missing, this is exactly what you are looking for.

I'd love to tell you more. Drop "skills" in the comments or send me a message and let's chat.

When I start working with you, one of the first things I help you recognise is that your nervous system has been working...
24/03/2026

When I start working with you, one of the first things I help you recognise is that your nervous system has been working incredibly hard to protect you. It's not broken or wrong. It just needs new skills.

Over the course of our work together, I will help you to understand why your emotions feel so overwhelming and unpredictable. I will teach you how to recognise which state of mind you are in, and how to find your way back to something calmer.

You can stop white-knuckling your way through difficult moments. You can start responding instead of reacting.

This work doesn't change who you are. It gives you the tools to feel more like yourself.

If you are feeling overwhelmed by your emotions, and want to do things differently, my f*r*e*e Zoom chats are open. Just pop me a private message.

20/03/2026

Most of us were never taught this, but once you see it, it genuinely changes how you understand yourself.

In yesterday’s live, I explained why you sometimes feel completely taken over by your emotions... and why at other times you can be so "logical" that you completely disconnect from how you're actually feeling.

And what happens when the two finally meet in the middle.

Link to full live is in the comments.

If you've ever thought "I know I'm overreacting but I can't stop it"... this is for you.

Drop a ❤️ below if this landed for you, or share this with someone who needs to see it.

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