Linda Sawrey, PACFA

Linda Sawrey offers counselling and psychotherapy through multiple formats, including online and phone sessions, to make access to care straightforward and flexible for clients. She combines a range of therapeutic methods tailored to each person’s needs, drawing on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred techniques, Cognitive Behavioural strategies and Narrative Therapy to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and grief.

Linda brings a broad background in health and caring roles to her practice. She trained and worked as a Registered Nurse and spent three decades in healthcare settings including emergency care, patient safety, quality and risk management, as well as roles as a counsellor and psychotherapist. In addition to this clinical history, she has built five years of focused experience providing counselling and psychotherapy. Her combined experience informs a holistic, mind-body-spirit perspective when supporting clients living with chronic pain, illness or disability, caregiver stress, and life transitions.

Her practice, Nurtured by Nature Psychotherapy, is based in the Gold Coast Hinterland and sits alongside Ricinda Ranch, a working Quarter Horse stud. The natural setting and presence of the herd of mares and foals contribute to a calm and restorative atmosphere for clients who are able to attend in person. Linda is credentialed with PACFA and provides therapy in English. She offers options for video calls, phone sessions, live chat and in-app messaging to suit different preferences and circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches for online and remote care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take practical steps toward a more meaningful life. It combines mindfulness and behavioural strategies to reduce the impact of distressing thoughts and emotions and is often used for anxiety, stress and persistent health-related concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships that emerge from early experiences. It explores how attachment styles can shape responses to intimacy, abandonment and trust, and supports clients working through relationship difficulties, separation, or issues linked to attachment wounds.

Client-Centred Therapy centres the therapeutic relationship, offering empathic listening and unconditional acceptance so clients can explore their own solutions. This approach suits people seeking a supportive space for self-exploration, life transitions or processing grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Linda works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She will adapt techniques over time, combining approaches as appropriate to support recovery and growth.

Online therapy with Linda is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for working around work, family or health commitments. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from different locations and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable.