Sara Paolini, BACP

Sara Paolini offers short, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or anxiety. She writes plainly and listens closely. If someone needs space to talk through painful feelings, relationships or identity questions, she aims to make the first steps easier.

Sara is a counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has five years' experience and works with people who are facing depression, anxiety, grief, eating concerns or career strain. She also supports those dealing with trauma, self-harming patterns, dissociation and intimacy-related worries.

Her approach is rooted in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and Transactional Analysis, which she practises in sessions. This means she helps people notice patterns in how they think, feel and relate, and then tries practical ways to change unhelpful cycles.

Sara offers sessions remotely and face-to-face. She creates a calm setting where people can speak honestly about abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and family of origin issues. Her work also covers divorce, domestic violence, control issues and feelings of emptiness.

She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to remote counselling

Sara uses Transactional Analysis and evidence-based therapeutic techniques in her work. Transactional Analysis helps people see recurring patterns in how they relate to themselves and others, and gives clear ways to shift those patterns. Evidence-based techniques focus on practical steps people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, lift mood or manage urges.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to understand needs, goals and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. This means clients and the therapist review what helps and adapt the plan together over time.

Her biography notes she works remotely and face-to-face, so check which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when that fits better, and avoid commute time. Confirm the available session options when you sign up so you can pick what suits your routine.