Sarah Mac Farlane, BACP

Sarah Mac Farlane is a UK-qualified, BACP-registered therapist with nine years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She works with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties, depression, grief, relationship issues and parenting concerns, and she offers specialist support for LGBT clients, those living with ADHD, and people coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image and eating concerns, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, communication problems, codependency, and related difficulties.

Sarah practises as an integrative therapist and draws on multiple therapeutic models to suit each person she meets. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness techniques and BWRT. For couples work she has trained in the Gottman method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She describes therapy as a collaborative process that builds on the client’s own knowledge and strengths, recognising that taking the first step requires courage and that steady support can help people move toward a more fulfilling life.

Sarah holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She accepts international clients and adapts her approach to the practical needs and personal goals of each individual.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and develop practical ways to act in line with those values, while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, life transitions and persistent worries.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust, and it aims to strengthen secure ways of relating to others and oneself. This approach can be useful for people struggling with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns or attachment-related patterns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, offering structured tools to manage symptoms and build coping skills for issues like anxiety, depression and phobias.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Sarah Mac Farlane works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging allow people to connect with registered professionals from different locations and on schedules that suit them. These options make it easier to access consistent care, maintain momentum between sessions, and fit therapy into everyday life.