Sarah Morrell Counselling

If you’re reading this and things feel overwhelming, frightening, or out of control, you’re not alone.
There are moments in life where we need immediate support, not something to wait for.

This page is here to gently guide you towards the right kind of help, right now.

You don’t need to take in everything on this page. Just find one small next step. 

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If you need Immediate Help in the UK

If you are in danger, feel at risk of harming yourself or someone else, or you don’t feel able to keep yourself safe:

These services are there to support you in urgent situations. You deserve help and protection.

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If you need to Talk to Someone in the UK Right Now

If you’re struggling and need someone to listen:

You don’t have to explain everything perfectly. You can just start where you are.

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If You Are Outside the UK

If you’re reading this from another country, there will still be support available to you locally.

If you feel in immediate danger or unable to keep yourself safe, please contact your country’s emergency services number right now.

You can also find international helplines here:

If you are in the United States:

If you are elsewhere, you might try searching:
“mental health crisis line” + your country

Please Note

Different countries use different terms and services, but the intention is the same:
to help you stay safe and supported through this moment.

Even if it feels hard to reach out, there are people who will take you seriously and want to listen.

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A Gentle Grounding Pause (If It Helps)

If your mind is racing or your body feels overwhelmed. Remember, you don’t need to fix everything right now.
Just getting through this moment is enough.

With that in mind. Here are three things you might try:

• Slowing your breathing: use longer exhales than inhales. Like you are blowing up a balloon or pushing out cigarette smoke. 
• Looking around and naming 5 things you can see
• Pressing your feet into the ground and noticing the support beneath you

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About My Work

I offer counselling for anxiety, overwhelm, and long-term health conditions, both online and through walk-and-talk sessions.

However, it’s important to say clearly:

I am not a crisis service, and I may not be able to respond immediately.

Sometimes people need more than one mental health worker, and working with a team often means that they have more support than a private talking therapist. 

Therapy with me is a space for:

• Ongoing support
• Processing difficult experiences
• Building understanding and resilience over time

If you are in urgent distress, the services above are the right support for you Right Now.

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When You Feel Ready

If things feel more stable and you’re looking for ongoing support, I will still be here. You are very welcome to explore working with me then. I have worked with people who, when they start with me, have recently been in crisis. I have also worked with people to help them find consistency and stabilise their mental health so that we can go deeper later. 

Therapy can offer a space to:

• Slow things down
• Make sense of what’s been happening
• Find a steadier way forward

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You’re Not Failing

If you’ve found your way here, something in you is still reaching for support, even if it doesn’t feel like it.

That matters.

Even in very dark or overwhelming moments, people can and do find their way back to something more manageable, more connected, and more hopeful.

You don’t have to do that alone.