Linda Sawrey, PACFA

Linda Sawrey is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and the unique challenges of midlife. She draws on five years of psychotherapy experience and uses everyday language to make therapy simple to understand. Linda works from a practical, caring stance and aims to help clients find direction and calm in difficult times.

Linda blends approaches to suit each person. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts, and Attachment-Based ideas to make sense of relationship patterns. Narrative therapy also helps some people rewrite difficult stories they carry.

Her background includes many years in healthcare as a registered nurse, which informs a whole-person view of wellbeing. That experience supports clients living with chronic illness, pain or health-related stress. She also brings practice experience with grief, trauma and workplace stress.

Linda works from Australia and provides services in English. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are invited to start by using the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Her style is grounded and down-to-earth. She encourages small, practical steps and focuses on what people can do now to feel steadier. People who value empathy paired with clear tools often find this approach useful.

How Linda’s approaches translate to online therapy

Linda commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and move toward what matters to them, which can suit stress, anxiety and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current partnerships and communication, useful for relationship strain and attachment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, non-judgemental space where people can explore feelings and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions can shift over time as priorities change, with the therapist offering practical exercises and different ways of understanding problems.

The original biography describes online and phone work to increase accessibility, but it does not list every format. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Phone calls can be a good choice when video is difficult, while video can help maintain visual connection when helpful. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can adapt exercises and breath or grounding practices for the online setting to keep sessions useful and focused.