- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Sally
Sally Gardner offers support for parents dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction and parenting challenges. She works with people facing trauma, intimacy issues and low self-worth. Sally uses a direct, compassionate style that focuses on practical steps and clearer understanding at home and in relationships.
She has seven years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sally combines talking and practical skills to help clients notice patterns that come from earlier relationships.
Background and approach
That helps people see why they may react a certain way now. Sessions are conversational and tailored to each person. Sally draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural ideas to build clearer routines and safer emotional boundaries.
She also uses techniques from dialectical behaviour therapy when people need help with intense emotions. People often come with relationship problems, low self-esteem or struggles after loss. Sally explores past experiences when that helps make present behaviour easier to change.
She also offers practical coaching around daily routines, sleeping, eating and addictive behaviours. Her style is warm, respectful and goal-oriented. Sally helps clients set manageable steps, review progress and adjust plans.
She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for busy parents navigating common life stresses.
What Sally works with
Everything Sally lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sally helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sally lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sally’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps clients clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values, which is useful for stress, anxiety and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand emotional responses in close relationships and can be helpful when intimacy or trust is difficult.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try different methods and agree a plan together. That means techniques may shift over time to match what you find helpful and what fits your goals and family life.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, so you can pick what works best. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging suits quick check-ins, written reflection or when typing feels easier. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible for busy parents and people with varied schedules.
Questions people ask about Sally
What concerns does Sally commonly help with?
Sally supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, addiction, low self-esteem and parenting challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a warm, conversational approach that mixes practical coping skills with exploration of past experiences to make present behaviour easier to change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in mental health settings and counselling clients with a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments organised?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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