About Sally
Sally Henderson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain or the effects of trauma. She is an ACA counsellor and a PACFA practitioner with 15 years of clinical experience. She aims to create a calm space where people can speak openly and begin to rebuild confidence and motivation.
Sally uses practical, down-to-earth methods so people can try new ways of coping between sessions. She listens first and then works with each person to set clear, realistic goals.
How Sally works
Sessions focus on small steps that add up to real change over time. Her work often covers trauma and abuse, domestic and family violence, and complex responses such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress. She also helps with addictions including alcohol, other drugs and gambling, and with issues around eating, body image and self-harm thoughts when they are present.
Along with trauma and addiction, Sally supports people dealing with family of origin issues, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment difficulties and caregiver stress. Communication problems, control issues and codependency are also common topics in her room. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, and cognitive behavioural tools.
Sally works collaboratively so people can find what helps them most and build a more workable daily life.
Sally lists 5 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | ACA, PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How particular approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and motivation issues and focuses on practical changes you can practise between sessions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current connections. It can help people understand relationship difficulties, attachment issues and the effects of adoption or foster care on emotional life.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Sally discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods to fit their situation. The plan can change over time as needs evolve and new challenges appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give options that suit different routines. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and non-verbal cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can provide shorter check-ins or support between sessions. These choices aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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