The who's who...
Meet Sarah
Name: Sarah Henry
Role at Greenwood: Tutor and Director
Courses I tutor: CSKL2, CSTL3 and TCL4
Counselling interest: Race and racial identity
About my work: I'm the owner of Greenwood Counselling Academy and I've been a counselling tutor since 2019. I created Greenwood to inspire helping professionals and counsellors with an exceptional training experience. I love counselling and enhancing the quality of relationships between people and I wanted to bring my wealth of experience to an academy - so I built it!
As well as leading all the Greenwood day-to-day activities I also work as an External Verifier for the awarding body for our qualifications, CPCAB. Through training and standardisation days, I bring the most up-to-date knowledge about our qualifications to Greenwood to ensure that your training is current and in line with industry standards.
I'm also a published author, with chapters in two counselling books; People Not Pathology (2023) and a new book to support other counsellor tutors, due to be published in September 2025.
I work with clients in private practice. It's important for me to be a practicing counsellor as a tutor, living the theory and the skills I'm teaching.
Outside the counselling field I also work as a consultant on race and racial identity. I connect with businesses and organisations to develop the racial awareness of their staff, DEI strategies and to strengthen relationships across racially diverse workforce. Even though this isn't a counselling role, it's amazing how many of the skills are transferrable to other people-related roles.
I've delivered worshops and conferences speeches for BACP, CPCAB, Counselling Tutor, OnlinEvents, BAATN, University of Roehampton, Loughborough University, and many private counselling organisations.
Outside of working, I love...being out in my garden. growing dahlias and peonies with a cup of tea very close by.
Meet Sam
Name: Sam Brien
Role at Greenwood: Tutor
Courses I tutor: CSTL3
Counselling interest: Criminal justice rehabilitation
About my work: I am a Greenwood tutor and I run my own small private practice as a Person-Centred counsellor. I have always been a person that people turn to for a listening ear, counselling has always felt like a natural calling for me that I knew when the time was right I would find my place in it. It's a role in which I get to show up and be me in my truest form and provide a relationship with someone that they find useful and growthful... What's not to love?
I am also a Personal Wellbeing Advisor, working with men who are within the probation system, or who are recently released from prison. I get huge satisfaction providing emotional support and psycho-education to those who face some of the harshest judgements, helping them transition back into society.
My passion for respect, a non-judgemental approach and unconditional positive regard means that I see people for who they are, the whole of them, and not based on convictions or punishments. I truly believe that people can grow and change given the right conditions and support. Although this isn't a counselling role, the qualities and skills I have gained as a counsellor are invaluable in this role.
Outside of working, I love... hiking, climbing, reading fiction and of course hanging out with my 3 kids and encouraging the adventurous spirits in them.