Sarah Mac Farlane, BACP
Sarah Mac Farlane is a BACP counsellor with nine years of experience helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or major life changes.
About Sarah
Sarah Mac Farlane is a BACP counsellor with nine years of experience helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or major life changes. She works with individuals facing trauma, grief, eating concerns, anger and issues around self‑esteem. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts people from the United Kingdom and internationally.
Sarah uses straightforward, practical ways to help people make small changes that matter. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking, and acceptance and commitment approaches to help people focus on values and the next steps.
Background and approach
Her client‑centred stance means she listens first and tailors what happens in sessions to each person. Clients can expect short, clear conversations about what they want to change. Sarah helps people notice patterns, try new behaviours and practise skills between meetings.
She also offers ways to manage distress in the moment and build longer‑term coping plans. Her experience covers a wide range of concerns including ADHD, compassion fatigue, relationship and communication problems, and long‑term health challenges such as chronic pain or illness. She also supports people dealing with body image, caregiving strain and work‑related stress.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, and are scheduled to fit each person’s needs. Sarah aims to work collaboratively so people feel understood and able to make steady progress.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 401188 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, 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
Approaches Sarah lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT or another approach fits best, and they can adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face‑to‑face work and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text‑based messaging suit people who prefer writing things down, want ongoing check‑ins, or need support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while still using evidence‑based methods.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Sarah helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and low self‑esteem, plus concerns such as eating difficulties, anger and relationship struggles.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is listening first and then tailoring practical steps. She uses clear, goal‑focused conversations and skills practice between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a broad range of mental health and wellbeing issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients as well as people in the UK.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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