Sara Paolini , BACP

Sara Paolini offers a straightforward, calm approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She helps clients who are struggling with low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues connected to trauma or abuse. Sara welcomes conversations about body image, eating concerns, career strain and LGBT matters. She works remotely with clients across the United Kingdom and beyond in English.

Sara has five years' experience and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She uses well established therapeutic methods to help people notice patterns, name painful feelings and try different ways of coping. Sessions are conversational and aim to make ideas simple and practical for day-to-day life.

In sessions Sara focuses on what matters most to each person. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they come up, and looks at how past family of origin issues can shape current difficulties. Work also includes support for caregivers coping with long-term illness or chronic pain, and for people dealing with separation, loss or domestic violence.

Sara offers several online formats including video, phone, live chat and text messaging. People often begin by choosing the format that fits their routine and comfort level. Therapy follows the pace a client needs, with reflection, practical tools and emotional support offered along the way.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Sara draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that work well in remote sessions. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful life scripts and social patterns, helping people see how early relationships shape current reactions and choices. This can help when attachment, abandonment or family of origin issues are part of the problem.

Another strand emphasises practical coping skills and step-by-step strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood and handle upsetting memories. These techniques are about small, doable changes that make daily life easier, and they suit people managing chronic pain, caregiving stress or low mood.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Sara will discuss options with each person, tailor techniques to their goals and adjust the pace when needed. She works with clients to decide which methods feel most helpful and to adapt tools for use between sessions.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls create a face-to-face feel, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a shorter break, while live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins and ongoing support without scheduling a full call. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside work, caring duties or other commitments.