Sabine Kermani , BACP

Sabine Kermani is a counsellor with 13 years of experience supporting people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image concerns, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also helps those coping with grief, addictions, self-esteem problems and LGBT-related concerns. Sabine is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally in English.

Sabine takes a down-to-earth, curious approach in sessions. She aims to listen carefully and help people make sense of what feels overwhelming. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on small, practical steps they can try between meetings.

Her practice combines several evidence-based approaches rather than relying on one model. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-based ideas while keeping client goals central. That allows her to use techniques for unhelpful thinking, values-based action and building safer relationships where needed.

Sabine has worked in community, hospital, private and national health settings in London and Hong Kong. That background means she is used to helping people with a wide range of concerns, including complex situations that involve overlapping difficulties like chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption and attachment issues.

In sessions she is patient and curious, encouraging people to describe their experience and try practical strategies. People can expect a collaborative atmosphere where their values and preferences shape the work together.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps towards those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and issues where avoidance gets in the way. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, breaks down patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and teaches practical techniques to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression and unhelpful habits. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current patterns and focuses on building safer emotional connections and clearer communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sabine treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss different methods with each person. Together they decide which ideas and techniques feel most helpful, and adjustments are made as goals and needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let a session feel more like an in-person meeting, phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while matching the format to practical life constraints.