Sarah Mac Farlane, BACP

Sarah Mac Farlane is a counsellor who focuses on helping people deal with everyday pressures and painful emotions. She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem, trauma and depression. Sarah aims to create a calm, open space where clients can talk about what matters to them and find practical ways forward.

Sarah holds BACP registration, which she uses as the basis for her professional work in the United Kingdom. She has nine years of experience supporting people through grief, anger, compassion fatigue and life changes. Her practice also covers concerns such as relationship difficulties, eating worries, ADHD and LGBT matters.

Her way of working is flexible and client focused. Sessions are grounded in what the person brings each week, and she adapts tools to fit real life. Sarah draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment‑Based ideas to help people change unhelpful patterns and build new coping skills.

Practical skills such as managing intrusive thoughts, grounding after difficult memories and improving communication are combined with time to make sense of past experiences. Sarah describes therapy as collaborative - she listens, offers gentle challenge and helps clients try different approaches between sessions.

People who want a straightforward, down‑to‑earth counsellor often find her approach useful. She supports clients who are navigating health conditions, chronic pain, caregiving stress, commitment issues and body image concerns. Sessions aim to leave people feeling clearer and better able to cope.

Therapeutic approaches that work well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take steps toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand and change their emotional responses to others. It often helps with relationship worries and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will work with the client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences and daily life. That means trying things out, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check‑ins when needed. It also lets people use written exercises and between‑session tasks that slot into ordinary routines, so progress can continue between meetings.