Sara Pini

Name: Sara Pini
Address: Modern Counselling, The Marlowe Innovation Centre - room F7, Marlowe Way, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6FA, GB
Price range: £60.00 per session

MBACP Post Grad Level 6 Integrative Counsellor

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Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6FA

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About me

People come to therapy for many different reasons.

For some, a significant life event such as a loss, illness, or the end of a relationship has left life feeling difficult to navigate. For others, there isn't one obvious reason. Instead, there is a growing sense that something isn't quite right.

You may feel disconnected from yourself or from the people around you. Perhaps you're finding it harder to make decisions, questioning yourself more, or noticing the same patterns repeating in your relationships not knowing why.

You may have spent a long time simply trying to get through. Keeping busy, looking after everyone else before yourself, or hoping that, with time, things would begin to feel better.

Or perhaps you've reflected deeply, talked things through, read the books, or even had therapy before. Sometimes, despite all of this, you can still find yourself feeling stuck or repeating the same patterns.

Whatever you've tried, those ways of coping or making sense of your experiences often develop for good reasons and may even have helped for a while. But there can come a point when they no longer seem enough.

HOW CAN COUNSELLING HELP

Whilst talking to friends and family can be invaluable, therapy is something different.

It is a different kind of conversation where you don't have to protect anyone else's feelings, worry about being judged, or hold back because the people in your life are part of the story. Together, we can begin to join the dots, so experiences that once felt confusing or overwhelming can gradually become clearer, opening up new ways of seeing yourself and the choices available to you.

Sometimes therapy involves looking at the past, not to stay there, but to understand how it may still be influencing the present. This can create the opportunity to respond differently, break unhelpful patterns, and make choices that feel more aligned with who you are today.

Sometimes what feels like a trigger in the present can become a valuable guide, helping us understand what needs attention rather than something to simply get rid of.

Often, when we begin to understand ourselves more deeply, change follows naturally.

HOW I WORK

My approach is warm, down to earth and collaborative. I won't tell you what to do or pretend to have the answers. Instead, we'll work together to help you feel more confident in yourself, trust your own judgement and make decisions that feel right for you.

I work integratively, tailoring therapy to each person rather than relying on one approach. For examples, sometimes we can find ourselves living as though an old message about ourselves is still true : "I'm not good enough", "I have to cope on my own", or "It's my fault" – even when another part of us knows differently. Therapy can help loosen the hold these beliefs have on our lives, where appropriate, I may incorporate EMDR-informed approaches into our work to achieve this.

ABOUT ME

Alongside my private practice, I work within specialist palliative care, supporting patients, carers and bereaved families. I have also worked as a Senior Therapist in a private residential rehabilitation clinic, working with people with addiction, both substance and behavioural, alongside complex mental health difficulties.

While these experiences have shaped my practice, I don't see people as diagnoses or problems to be solved. I believe there are good reasons why we think, feel and respond the way we do. Therapy offers the opportunity to slow down, explore your experiences, and discover new ways of relating to yourself and the world around you.

SESSIONS

I offer:
Face-to-face counselling in Kent
Online counselling throughout the UK and Europe
Sessions in English and Italian
Sessions are 50 mins
Whether we meet in person or online, I aim to offer the same warm, confidential and reflective therapeutic space.

TAKING THE FIRST STEP

Finding the right counsellor is an important decision.

If you've read this far, perhaps something has resonated with you?

You're welcome to get in touch and ask questions. I also offer a free initial telephone introductory call of about 15 minutes. This will give us both a chance to get to know each other and see if I’m the right person to support you at this stage.

Training, qualifications & experience

I hold a Level 6 Post-Grad Diploma in Integrative Counselling from Inter Psyche NHS Kent & Medway (MBACP) - Distinction.

And an EMDR certification from EMDR Centre London.

I have experience in various settings:

University of Kent.
Pilgrims Hospices - patients, carers and bereaved.
Rehab residential clinic - addiction (substance, behaviour) and mental health.
Volunteering with organisations like Anxiety UK and Shout.

I integrate traditional psychotherapeutic theories with modern, evidence-based methods, working in a trauma-informed approach and always tailoring my methods to your individual needs.

I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, committed to upholding the highest professional standards in my practice.

I hold an Enhanced DBS and am registered with the ICO for data protection compliance.