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Sally Gardner, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT
- Attachment focus
- Emotion regulation skills
About Sally
Sally Gardner is a BACP counsellor with seven years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related difficulties, low self-esteem and anxiety. Her work also covers addiction, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and life transitions.
Sally often starts by looking at past relationships and early experiences that can affect current feelings and behaviour. She will talk through how those patterns show up now and what tends to keep them going. That helps make sense of recurring problems and gives clear targets for change.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centred methods. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when people need skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Sessions are practical and focused on noticing thoughts, testing assumptions and trying different responses.
Sally works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, communication and commitment problems. She also supports people dealing with domestic violence, addiction and dissociation, recognising how these concerns affect relationships and daily life.
Her background includes work as a registered mental health nurse, which informs a pragmatic, problem-solving style in sessions. For people who want coaching around career or parenting pressures she blends therapeutic and practical tools to address immediate stresses alongside longer-term patterns.
To begin, readers are asked to use the online matching process to schedule an initial appointment and discuss session format and fees.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Sally uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts, test them and try different behaviours. This approach is useful for anxiety, mood difficulties and problems that involve repetitive thinking patterns.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult feelings without getting caught up in them, and to clarify personal values that guide action. Attachment-Based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust and intimacy.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sally will discuss options and agree a plan based on the client’s goals, practical needs and how they prefer to work. The first sessions focus on assessing what causes the most distress and which methods fit best.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try practical exercises at home and bring material from daily life straight into sessions.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Sally supports people with relationship issues, trauma and intimacy-related problems. She also works with anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction, grief and life changes.
How would she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and to test new ways of thinking and behaving. Sessions often include practical exercises and home tasks to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has seven years of professional experience and has worked as a registered mental health nurse. That experience informs a practical, problem-solving approach.
What credential and location are listed?
Sally is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
Yes, she accepts international clients; check time zones and scheduling when arranging sessions.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the booking process.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.