About Sally
Sally Gardner helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people with low self-esteem, addiction concerns, grief, sleep and eating problems, and the strain of life changes. Sally is named in the first paragraph to make it clear who the profile describes.
She holds BACP accreditation, has seven years of professional experience, and practises from the United Kingdom. Sally takes a straightforward, compassionate approach in sessions.
How Sally works
She gives space for people to tell their story and gently looks for patterns that connect past experiences to present feelings. Conversations are practical and grounded, with time spent on what is happening now and what could be tried differently. Her work often explores attachment and early relationships when low self-worth or repeated relationship problems appear.
That background work aims to help people understand why they might react in certain ways, so change feels clearer and more possible. Sally adapts each conversation to the person in front of her rather than following a fixed script. Therapeutic tools Sally uses include cognitive behavioural techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and approaches that focus on emotion and attachment.
From session to session she mixes reflection with practical skills, such as managing difficult thoughts, improving communication, or setting boundaries. Sally offers a calm, respectful space for people to work through painful experiences. She encourages small steps and checks that any plan fits daily life.
If someone wants to start, the process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.
Sally lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Sally works with
The areas below are the ones Sally selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Sally’s approaches translate to online therapy
Sally combines cognitive behavioural techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and take steps that match their values. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behaviour patterns that cause distress, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleep or eating issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and committing to small actions that reflect what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sally will discuss goals, preferences and what feels comfortable, then agree together which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made or needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to match different schedules and situations. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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