Sara Villar Gonzalez , BACP

Sara Villar Gonzalez is an accredited and registered Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counselor working in the United Kingdom with over nine years of professional experience. She holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings a Gestalt-informed perspective that supports clients in exploring present-moment experience and personal strengths. Sara focuses on helping people navigate depression, stress and anxiety, addictions and eating difficulties, cancer-related challenges, bereavement, trauma, relationship tensions, and family conflict.

Sara works from the view that each person is the expert on their own story and already carries resources that can be called on during change. She emphasizes empowerment, supporting people to connect with what feels true for them and to build the courage needed to pursue a more fulfilling life. Her practice includes attention to intimacy and attachment issues, LGBT concerns, anger and self-esteem struggles, career and life transitions, and complex situations such as domestic violence, separation, and caregiving stress. While grounded in Gestalt principles, she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor support to each person’s needs and goals.

Sara aims to create a collaborative space where practical steps and personal insight come together, helping clients move toward greater wellbeing and clearer self-understanding.

Gestalt and Evidence-Based Support Delivered Online

Sara brings Gestalt therapy into online work, a person-focused approach that helps clients increase awareness of their present experience and strengthen the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This approach can be helpful for people facing relationship difficulties, identity concerns, grief, and ongoing emotional patterns.

Alongside Gestalt practice, Sara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and practical challenges. These techniques involve structured strategies and collaborative goals that support change in areas such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and coping with life transitions. The aim is to combine insight with skills that make day-to-day life more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sara works collaboratively with each person to identify the most suitable methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Sara is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexible options to fit different schedules and circumstances. These remote formats make it easier for people to access licensed professionals from varied locations and to continue work during life changes or when in-person sessions are not practical.