Counsellor profile
Sally Gardner, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 7 years of experience
Counsellor for relationships and trauma
Continue with SallyAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (393308)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Sally supplied to BetterHelp.
- Relationship problems
- Trauma and abuse
- Low self esteem
About Sally
BACP. 7 years' experience. Sally Gardner works with people on relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related difficulties. She also helps with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, addiction and a broad range of life changes and mood concerns. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Sally draws on several practical approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She pays attention to early attachment and past relationships to help make sense of current patterns. In sessions she talks through past experiences and present dilemmas to identify what keeps old patterns going and what can change.
People who come to Sally often report low self-worth linked to earlier events. She explores those roots alongside present-day behaviours such as avoidance, control issues or difficulty with commitment. This mix of past-focused work and skills-based strategies aims to reduce distress and improve relationships.
Sally also works with issues around grief, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar mood swings, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related concerns. She includes practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and emotion-regulation skills from DBT where helpful.
Her way of working is collaborative. She discusses options, explains different methods, and makes a plan together. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the See online counselling options button.
Therapeutic approaches used for online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while working towards values-based action; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and trust issues, which is often relevant for intimacy and relationship problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and provides practical strategies for mood, anxiety and coping with stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss methods and decide together which techniques suit the client's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that may combine elements from different approaches as required.
The biography does not list which exact session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel by removing commute time. It can also allow shorter check-ins, sessions without video if bandwidth is limited, or choices that help someone attend from wherever is most convenient. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to help counselling fit into everyday life.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Sally works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and a wide range of mood and life-change concerns.
What is her counselling style?
She uses a mix of approaches including Attachment work, ACT, CBT and DBT techniques and combines exploring past relationships with practical skills training.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in mental health and counselling settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and is based in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the available session formats before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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