About Sally
Sally Gardner is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with self-esteem, addiction, grief and sleep or eating issues. Sally has seven years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She focuses on exploring past experiences and relationships to understand current patterns. Sally listens with respect and sensitivity and works collaboratively to build practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person's needs rather than following a rigid formula. Sally draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help people develop skills and new perspectives. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and take manageable action, and attachment-based work to look at relationship patterns.
Sessions can include short exercises, reflective conversation and homework when helpful. Sally aims to make the work feel steady and doable, breaking larger concerns into smaller steps. She encourages action that fits day-to-day life rather than big, sudden changes.
People can expect a straightforward, compassionate style that balances practical tools with space to talk about feelings. Sally welcomes clients who want to examine how earlier experiences shape current life, and who want clear, workable strategies for coping and change.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Sally uses cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy as core tools in her online practice. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns with practical exercises and clear steps. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Sally will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then decide together which methods to use. This collaborative planning means the approach can shift as needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and short exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief reflections between sessions. These options add flexibility for people juggling work, travel or caring responsibilities while keeping therapy practical and accessible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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