Sarah Mac Farlane , BACP

Sarah Mac Farlane is a BACP-registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Registered with the BACP - the UK professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists - she blends evidence-informed methods with a compassionate, person-focused stance to meet each individual's needs.

Working as an integrative therapist, Sarah has trained in a range of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness techniques, and BWRT. She also offers couples work and has training in the Gottman method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Her practice attends to a wide range of concerns such as grief, parenting challenges, eating and body-image issues, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and relationship difficulties, along with additional focuses like attachment and abandonment issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.

Sarah emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered process and views people as the experts in their own stories, bringing strengths and resilience into the work of change. She communicates in English and is able to work with international clients, though she is not currently taking on new clients. Her approach aims to support practical coping, increased self-understanding, and more sustainable ways of managing life's challenges.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Sarah draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to tailor online work to each person's needs. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to live in line with those values while developing greater psychological flexibility - useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and early bonds to help people understand and shift how they connect with others, which can be particularly helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. CBT offers structured techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it effective for depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and many day-to-day coping challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Sarah works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine elements from different models to create a personalised plan that feels workable and relevant.

Online therapy with Sarah can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from wherever someone is located, and they allow sessions to be arranged in ways that suit changing life demands.