Sara Monahan , BACP

Sara Monahan is credentialed in the United Kingdom with 3 years of professional experience and holds the BACP credential - a membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy that reflects a commitment to professional standards. She has supported people through trauma and abuse, motivation and confidence difficulties, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Her work also encompasses issues often tied to identity and relationships, including LGBT concerns, attachment difficulties, and women's issues, as well as challenges such as ADHD, social anxiety, guilt and shame, and a search for life purpose.

Sara approaches each person with the assumption that they are the expert in their own story and brings a strengths-based stance to therapy. She aims to help clients identify and build on their existing resources while working through the barriers that hold them back. Sara acknowledges the courage it takes to begin the work of change and positions herself as a supportive, empowering presence throughout that process.

Her practice focuses on practical, evidence-informed support tailored to each individual, helping clients navigate periods of transition, recover from distressing experiences, and cultivate greater self-love and resilience. She invites people to take the first steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life while offering steady therapeutic support along the way.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sara uses a person-centered stance that emphasizes the client as the expert of their own life, creating space for reflection and self-directed growth. This approach helps people rebuild confidence, explore identity, and clarify life purpose while feeling witnessed and supported by a therapist.

She also works from a trauma-informed perspective, which focuses on understanding how past harm can shape current reactions and relationships and offers practical ways to process and reduce distress. This approach is helpful for those recovering from abuse, compassion fatigue, or other experiences that have left lasting impact.

In practice, Sara integrates skills-based work to develop coping strategies for anxiety, ADHD-related challenges, and social phobia, teaching concrete tools that can be applied between sessions to increase everyday functioning and self-compassion.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Sara will work with each person to identify goals, preferences, and practical needs, and together they will tailor a plan that fits the individual’s circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access support around work, family, or mobility constraints. These options allow clients to engage in therapy from familiar settings and to find formats that suit their communication style and schedule.