Sarah Ensoll
Psychotherapist in Bristol

Hello! I am Dr Sarah Ensoll. I am a Clinical Psychologist based in Bristol with 14 years qualified experience working across the lifespan. I am able to support people experiencing a range of psychological difficulties, specialising particularly in work with people affected by eating disorders/difficulties, anxiety problems and OCD, and managing distress or perfectionism and high self-criticism. I am also skilled in working with parents and people experiencing relationship difficulties. I will meet with you to think about the problems you are experiencing and develop a plan for our work together informed by the best research evidence along with your individual experiences, needs and goals.

Background & Psychotherapy Qualifications

I qualified with a doctorate in ​Clinical Psychology from the University of Cardiff in 2010. Prior to training I was an Assistant Psychologist. I have therefore been working therapeutically for 18 years. In addition to the broad assessment and therapeutic training in my doctorate I also have an AFT accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence Based Psychological Approaches for Children and Families (CYP-IAPT) - Systemic Family Practice (SFP) from Exeter University, completed in 2016. I am also trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) and in Radical Openess Dialectical behaviour Therapy (RO-DBT) - used to support people with an over controlled personality style which can lead to difficulties in relationships and manifest itself in a number of mental health difficulties.

My Specialisms

Most recently, I was a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in the NHS and worked as Clinical Lead for a Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Community Eating Disorders Service (CEDS) in Somerset. I am incredibly proud of this service, which I set up in 2016, working with young people and their families to recover from eating disorders, primarily Anorexia Nervosa. This also involved therapeutic groups, supervision of therapists, teaching, and ongoing service development.

My level of training in multiple therapeutic approaches allows me to work with many difficulties. However I specialise in working with eating disorders and anxiety based difficulties including OCD.

Approach to Psychotherapy & How I Work

It is essential for therapy to be successful that we have a connection and strong therapeutic relationship. I provide a person-centred, warm, non-judgemental, and compassionate approach. Working together to make sense of your experiences is a collaborative process where we use my expertise alongside your own unique perspectives to agree a way forward and work through treatment together.

We want to be clear that your therapy is making a difference to you in meaningful ways, so we will be regularly checking in with each other and reviewing progress. Depending on the nature of your difficulties this might involve completing some forms so we can rate change over time (often at the start, middle, and end of therapy).

I offer both short, medium, and longer term work depending on your individual needs and the evidence base. I am able to offer individual work but also work with parents, families, couples, and systems.

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Psychotherapy	In Person	£115 per 50 minutes

Additional Rate Information

I offer in person sessions at a rate of £115 per therapeutic hour (50 minutes). I offer online therapy at a rate of £100 per therapeutic hour (as there is no room hire cost). I offer a free initial 20 minute phone consultation