Sara Paolini, BACP

Sara Paolini offers a straightforward, compassionate place to talk when things feel overwhelming. She welcomes people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship worries, grief or questions about intimacy. Her tone is down-to-earth and practical, aiming to help clients feel heard and understood. Sara uses clear conversation to help people notice patterns that cause pain and test small changes that can feel manageable. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which appears after her name as BACP. She has five years' experience working with a range of concernsincluding trauma, dissociation, self-harm patterns and eating difficulties. In sessions she pays attention to how early attachments and abandonment experiences shape current reactions. She also works with issues around body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and control concerns. These topics often show up alongside relationship and family problems, and she helps clients talk through those links. Sara offers both remote and in-person work and will discuss what might fit best for each person. She accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English. Sessions are arranged through a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time. If someone wants to begin, they can use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to availability. Sara aims to create a calm, steady space for people to try out new ways of coping and relating.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Transactional Analysis focuses on how people communicate and relate to others. It looks at recurring patterns in interactions and the simple choices someone can try to change those patterns. This approach can help with relationship worries, communication problems and feelings tied to past interactions.

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at trauma and dissociation typically use paced, structured conversation and grounding exercises. These methods help people feel steadier in the moment and gradually process difficult memories or reactions. They are often useful for anxiety, trauma responses and self-harm patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how symptoms show up, then suggest methods to try. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most useful and adjust as therapy progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It also allows continuity when people move or travel, and can let someone choose a quieter place or a shorter check-in if that helps them attend more consistently. Confirm the available session formats before booking to be sure they meet personal needs.