Sandra Xavier, BACP

Sandra Xavier offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief and low self esteem. She presents a calm, respectful presence and believes each person knows their own story. Sandra encourages small steps and recognises the courage it takes to begin therapy. She works from a combination of client-centred listening, emotionally-focused techniques and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions are practical and conversational. Sandra helps people name painful feelings, notice patterns from earlier life, and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Her approach privileges the person's experience. She asks questions, reflects what she hears and gently challenges unhelpful assumptions. Over time that can make confusing emotions easier to understand and handle. Sandra has three years of professional experience and holds BACP registration. She draws on that background to offer steady support when people are coping with loss, divorce, workplace stress, or shifts in identity and relationships. Sessions can address issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, body image and self-love, communication problems, caregiver strain, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, sexuality, social anxiety, and women's issues. Sandra speaks English and Hindi and works with people in the United Kingdom.

How these approaches can work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people feel heard, build self-understanding and find their own solutions to stress, anxiety and relationship worries.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name strong feelings and how those feelings affect close relationships. It is often useful for working through attachment concerns, communication problems and grief.

Sandra sees finding the right approach as a shared process. She will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which ideas to try first. That collaborative decision-making helps tailor sessions to what is most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a quicker check-in during a lunch break or after work. Because the exact session formats are not specified in the biography, please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can use a range of formats, and Sandra will work with you to choose how sessions best fit your routine.