Sara Paolini, BACP
Sara Paolini is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or low.
About Sara
Sara Paolini is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or low. She writes in a warm, direct way and offers time to talk through difficult feelings. Sara works with people who want to make sense of their experience and to find practical ways to cope.
She has five years' experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP. Sara offers sessions remotely as well as face to face, and she can work with people across the United Kingdom and internationally in English.
Background and approach
In sessions she listens for patterns that get in the way of feeling better. She helps people notice how past experiences affect present reactions, and she supports small changes you can try between meetings. Conversations are grounded and straightforward, not full of jargon.
Sara commonly works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, and those struggling with body image, eating concerns, anger, or career stress. Her additional interests include abandonment and attachment issues, chronic pain or illness, caregiver stress, codependency and family of origin problems.
This range means she often combines practical coping ideas with space to talk about difficult memories and patterns. People who choose Sara can expect calm, focused sessions that aim to clarify what matters to them. She helps clients set small, achievable goals and checks in on progress as therapy continues.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394347 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sara works with
Everything Sara lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Online support
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss different ways of working and agree together which methods to try first. Progress is reviewed regularly so the plan can change if something is not helping.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions or short live chats can fit into a busy day or be used for quick check-ins. Text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings and can suit people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, family and health commitments.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
Sara works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with trauma, grief, relationship problems and eating or body image issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational. She notices patterns from the past, helps set small goals and suggests coping strategies to try between sessions.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has five years of experience and brings focused attention to emotional patterns such as abandonment, attachment and family of origin issues. That experience shapes how she helps people make sense of their feelings.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
Sara works in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. Sessions can be offered to international clients in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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