Stella Sacarello, BACP

Stella Sacarello is a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She also supports those wrestling with grief, questions about sexual identity, low self-esteem and motivation. Stella writes in a straightforward, calm way and focuses on helping people move toward clearer choices and calmer days.

Stella uses a person-centred counselling style that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Conversations begin with what matters most to the client and build on existing strengths. Sessions aim to make it easier to untangle difficult feelings and to try new ways of coping in daily life.

With three years of professional experience, Stella has worked with a wide range of concerns including chronic pain and illness, fertility and family of origin issues, immigration-related stress, and experiences of discrimination. She also supports people facing relationship changes such as divorce and non-monogamous relationship questions, as well as those dealing with sexual assault, gender dysphoria, and seasonal mood shifts.

Stella’s manner is gentle and non-judgemental. She offers a space to talk things through and to explore values, goals, and small steps forward. The focus is practical: listen, reflect, and try approaches that fit the person’s life and needs.

People looking for help can expect conversations that foreground their own priorities. Stella encourages clients to notice strengths, try manageable changes, and review what is or isn’t working as therapy progresses.

How Stella’s approaches translate to online counselling

Person-centred counselling is about listening closely and following the client’s priorities. In practice this means the counsellor reflects back what is said, helps name feelings, and supports the client to find their own way forward. This approach is often useful for anxiety, low mood, identity questions and coping with major life changes.

When symptom-focused or problem-focused techniques are used, they aim to build small, practical skills. For example, simple grounding and breathing strategies can help when anxiety spikes, and activity planning can ease low motivation. These straightforward tools are chosen together and practised between sessions where helpful.

Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. The counsellor will talk with the client about what helps and will adapt approaches to meet individual needs and goals. That decision is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make regular sessions easier to fit into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow people to connect from different locations. It can also offer shorter check-ins when a brief conversation is helpful, or avoid cameras for those who prefer voice-only contact.