Linda Sawrey

Linda Sawrey is a counsellor who helps people managing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and relationship strain. She also supports people facing career challenges and complex feelings like guilt, shame or isolation. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy approachable for someone feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start.

Linda draws on five years of counselling and psychotherapy experience alongside a long nursing career. That clinical background shapes a holistic outlook that considers mind, body and everyday life. She works in ways that suit each person rather than using a single fixed method.

Her practice uses several evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Linda adapts these to address issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image and caregiver stress. Sessions can include talking, reflecting on patterns, and practical skill-building.

A focus on trauma, chronic illness and the nervous system runs through her work, and she brings lived experience of long-term caring roles to her practice. Her rural Gold Coast Hinterland setting and connection with animals inform a nature-based sensibility in how she supports people to reconnect with everyday life.

Linda holds PACFA and offers sessions in English in Australia. To begin, people follow an online matching process and schedule a time that fits their life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is helpful for anxiety, stress and finding clearer life direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from close relationships and how those patterns affect current reactions and trust. It can help with abandonment worries and stronger emotional connections. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding and acceptance from the counsellor so the person can find their own solutions and build self-trust.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Linda will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change during the work together.

The therapist's biography notes that services are offered online and by phone, but readers should confirm the exact session options before booking. Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions can be useful when camera-free contact or lower bandwidth is preferred. Overall, online approaches can support practical progress using ACT, attachment work or client-centred conversations adapted to the person's life and pace.