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Sara Monahan, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with LGBT Self esteem Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

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Sara Monahan is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and brings four years of professional experience to her work. She aims to make the first steps towards change feel manageable for people who are struggling.

Sara believes each person knows their story best and has strengths to draw on. Sessions focus on helping clients notice those strengths and use them to face difficult moments. She offers a steady, encouraging presence while people explore what matters to them.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. She also helps with ADHD, low self-esteem, and issues related to identity and belonging. These areas often mean practical coping strategies and space to talk about painful experiences.

Sara pays attention to attachment concerns, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and struggles with life purpose. She also addresses social anxiety, narcissism-related dynamics, and women's issues. Work in sessions can include building self-compassion and clearer boundaries.

Sessions are conversational and focused on the client's immediate needs. The tone is non-judgemental and supportive, with an emphasis on small, achievable steps. People leave with clearer ideas and practical ways to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work

Sara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to be practical and clear. One common approach focuses on trauma-informed care, which helps people process painful memories at a safe pace and learn coping skills for strong emotions. Another frequent emphasis is on building self-esteem and self-compassion through exercises that challenge negative self-beliefs and encourage kinder self-talk.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sara will listen to a client's goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit their needs. Together they will try methods, review progress, and adjust the plan so it feels useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people see and read facial cues, phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life or busy schedules, while still focussing on meaningful change.

What issues does she help with?

Sara works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, self esteem, coping with life changes and LGBT related difficulties. She also focuses on attachment issues, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, narcissism, self-love, social anxiety and women's issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is conversational and supportive, with an emphasis on noticing strengths and taking small practical steps. Sessions aim to be non-judgemental and focused on what the client wants to change.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

Sara is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and payments handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work together?

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Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Sara Monahan, BACP

Background and approach

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online work

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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