About Sally
Sally Rhodes practices in the United Kingdom and uses a person-focused style that puts the client's experience first. She draws on mindfulness and emotion-focused work to help people manage anxiety, stress and low self-esteem. Sally holds BACP accreditation and has ten years of clinical experience supporting people through depression, addiction and trauma-related concerns.
Sally aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. She listens and helps people notice patterns that keep causing pain.
How Sally works
Together they set clear goals and try small changes during and between sessions. Techniques include acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed ways of looking at relationships, and person-centred conversations. Many people come for help with relationship difficulties and intimacy-related worries.
Sally also supports those dealing with abandonment issues, attachment struggles, dissociation and separation after divorce. She offers ways to understand how past hurts affect current choices and closeness with others. When stress or panic feel overwhelming, Sally works on grounding and mindfulness exercises that are easy to practise.
She also uses emotionally focused work to name feelings and rebuild more supported emotional responses. Therapy can include setting realistic steps to reduce harmful coping such as codependent patterns or addictive behaviours. Sally combines listening with practical tools so people leave each session with something workable.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Sessions aim to increase awareness, reduce intense distress and help people take the next step towards a steadier life.
Sally lists 9 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
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How practical approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and commit to actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions can include simple exercises for noticing thoughts, setting values-based goals and planning small steps between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and responses; in remote sessions this work focuses on naming patterns and trying new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centred Therapy offers a space where the person is heard and understood, and that listening can be just as effective over video or phone as it is in person.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through the different methods, try out techniques, and agree what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist review progress and adjust the approach as goals change, aiming for methods that fit the person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues when that helps work on emotion or relationship issues. Phone sessions can be a good shorter option or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to check in between sessions or to reflect in writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments while keeping the focus on clear, step-by-step progress.
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A practical next step
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