Sarah Mac Farlane, BACP
Sarah Mac Farlane offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes.
About Sarah
Sarah Mac Farlane offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes. She introduces straightforward tools and a steady listening style so clients can talk through what matters most. Her tone is warm and down to earth, aimed at making difficult conversations feel manageable.
Sarah has worked in the UK for nine years and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Background and approach
She draws on a mix of approaches and chooses methods to match each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all routine. In sessions she focuses on day-to-day coping and small, achievable steps. This can mean working on unhelpful thoughts, learning new ways to respond to strong emotions, or noticing values and priorities that guide decisions.
The aim is to leave people with tools they can use between meetings. Sarah also supports people facing issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, relationship stresses, parenting strains, body image and neurodiversity concerns including autism and ADHD. She describes her way of working as collaborative and respectful, helping people find their own answers with gentle guidance.
Practical arrangements and formats are explained clearly at the start. Sessions can focus on short-term goals or slower, longer-term work depending on what someone wants to achieve. Sarah encourages questions and checks progress regularly so the work stays relevant.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 401188 | April 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Sarah names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and then choose values-led actions. It is often useful for stress, anxiety and problems that feel hard to shift. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and testing small changes to see what helps. It can be helpful for low mood, phobias and intrusive thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, and can be useful for relationship worries and issues with trust.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try a way of working and adjust it if needed so the approach fits the person's life and aims.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, while phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to fit brief check-ins into a busy day or to reflect in writing between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving or other commitments, while still allowing meaningful therapeutic work with registered or accredited professionals.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include ADHD, relationship difficulties, eating concerns and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, mixing talking with skill-building. She adapts methods to each person's needs and focuses on useful steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working in the UK and supporting people with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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