- ACT principles
- Narrative therapy
- Attachment focus
About Linda
Linda Sawrey is a PACFA counsellor with five years' experience based in Australia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and those rethinking career and life purpose. Linda combines practical conversation with somatic awareness to help people untangle what feels stuck.
Her background includes long experience in healthcare as a registered nurse and work across emergency care, patient safety and counselling roles. That history shapes how she notices connections between physical health, emotion and behaviour. She draws on narrative and client-centred methods to help people tell and revise the stories that shape their choices.
In sessions she uses elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify values and manageable actions. Attachment-based ideas help when relationship patterns or early loss are central to the problem. Linda also works with trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming principles to reduce retraumatisation and respect different nervous system responses.
People often come for help with abandonment or attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, communication problems and midlife concerns. She also supports those coping with divorce, guilt and shame, or isolation and men’s issues. The work aims to build practical skills and clearer decision-making rather than promise a fixed outcome.
Her practice is located on the Gold Coast Hinterland and includes nature-based elements. Before booking, confirm current session options and formats directly so you know what will best suit your situation.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and decisions about work or life direction.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It looks at connection, boundaries and trust, which can help when abandonment or repeated relationship difficulties are the issue.
Narrative Therapy invites people to separate themselves from their problems and rewrite limiting stories. This approach is practical for people re-evaluating their life purpose or recovering from loss.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss methods and adapt them in collaboration with each person, matching approaches to goals, personal preferences and how someone responds in early sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a shorter check-in when days are tight. They can also make it simpler to continue work after relocation, or to meet without needing to be on camera for the whole session. Appropriately qualified therapists will help plan how sessions fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and career and life purpose questions.
How would she approach feeling stuck?
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to clarify values and small actions, plus narrative techniques to reframe unhelpful stories.
What is her professional background?
She has five years' counselling experience and many years working in healthcare as a registered nurse in emergency care and patient safety roles.
Which credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is listed with PACFA and practises in Australia, operating from the Gold Coast Hinterland.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.