Linda Sawrey, PACFA

Linda Sawrey is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She works with clients who are dealing with relationship strain, trauma and career questions. Linda practices in Australia and brings five years of counselling and psychotherapy experience to her work.

Linda draws on a mix of straightforward approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and take action that fits their values. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural approaches are used to build practical skills for day-to-day challenges.

Her background includes long experience as a registered nurse, which she integrates into a holistic view of mind, body and spirit. That nursing history informs how she supports people with chronic illness, caregiving strain and health-related worries. Linda also describes trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming ways of working to better meet each person’s needs.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to the person. Linda often focuses on developing tools for stress, gentle work on difficult memories, and clearer communication skills. She also supports people through grief, life transitions and rebuilding after abuse.

Linda lives on the Gold Coast Hinterland where her private practice is based. Her work is shaped by a lifelong connection with nature and animals, and she describes how those elements inform a calm, grounded approach to therapeutic work.

How Kathleen's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can support anxiety, stress and life-direction decisions by building small practical steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and close relationships influence current patterns of relating and trust, which can shed light on relationship problems and recurring emotional responses.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that feel right. If something does not fit, adjustments are made so the work stays relevant and manageable.

The biography indicates services are offered in a variety of ways, including online and phone, but does not list every format. Confirm current session options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for a quick conversation, while online meetings allow face-to-face dialogue when preferred. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises and grounding strategies so they work well across different formats.