Sara created Balanced Self Therapy to offer a holistic approach to well-being and mental health, by combining CBT and Yoga practices.

At Balanced Self Therapy we believe that the mind, body & spirit must be understood as one entity.

We use CBT therapy, yoga or a combination of both. How unique! The aim of treatment is to help you come home to yourself and live to your full potential.

Balanced Self Therapy aims to help their clients become more flexible in their body and mind and to build a relationship with their thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them.

Sara is qualified as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and also has a Masters in Health Psychology from The University of Nottingham. She is currently fully accredited by the British Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP). This means that Sara is supervised weekly and keeps up to date with current CBT practices.

Sara has over 7 years experience working within the NHS in Mental Health Primary Care settings. Sara has focused  on client groups with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders.

Her specialist area of interest is in Low self-esteem, Perfectionism, Anxiety, sleep and how to rest . She has also additional complementary training in Third Wave CBT approaches such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT).

She is passionate about the mind-body connection and helps clients feel more connected and rooted into their everyday experiences.

Sara was initially drawn to yoga in her late twenties due to feeling stressed and anxious and after a few years it became more than just a physical outlet, as it brought awareness and stillness to her mental and spiritual state. Through yoga practice Sara has discovered that she is able to lead a content and connected life, and can help others to do the same. 

Sara has undergone 200 hours of Yoga teacher training in Thailand and further developed her practice with restorative teacher training under Anna Ashby of Triyoga a couple of years later. In August 2020 Sara completed her Total Yoga Nidra Training under Uma Dinsmore - Tuli. This enables Sara to offer bespoke yoga Nidras for stress, sleep, anxiety, spirituality and creativity, the list is in fact endless. 

For Sara, yoga is not just asana practice. Sara teaches yoga as it was meant to be taught. With asana to calm the body,  pranayama (breathing)  to calm the mind and meditation, mantra  and yoga Nidra practice to access our full potential.

Sara is proud to be able to offer her students the full experience of yoga and her classes reflect this, even integrating some CBT skills. 

Sara continues to develop her yoga practice and will always be a lifelong yoga student and practitioner at heart.