Counsellor profile
Sally Gardner, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor for relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 393308
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- relationship issues
- attachment work
- ACT and CBT methods
About Sally
Sally Gardner is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with seven years' experience. She supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy problems, low self-worth and related concerns such as anxiety, stress and addiction.
Sally often looks at past relationships and experiences to help people understand current patterns. She explains how childhood wounds and attachment can shape what someone expects from others and how they behave in close relationships. Conversations are straightforward and focused on recognising repeating habits that cause pain.
Her way of working draws on practical, evidence-informed approaches. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to notice thinking patterns and from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and deliberate action. Attachment-based ideas are used to map how early bonds influence adult connection.
Sally also incorporates skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to help with emotional regulation and from Client-Centred Therapy to ensure sessions stay person-focused. She says many people feel stuck between wanting closeness and fearing loss, and she helps them name those tensions and practise different responses.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Sally invites people to try small experiments between meetings so learning can be tested in real life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange an initial session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying what matters to them. It helps when someone wants to live by clearer priorities rather than be driven only by fear or habit. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect adult closeness and trust. This can help with patterns of clinging, avoidance or repeated breakups.Sally treats choice of approach as a collaborative decision. She will talk through what feels most useful, adapt methods as the work progresses, and agree on small goals together so progress can be tested between sessions.
The original profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm which session types are available before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments into workdays, reduce travel time, and use shorter check-ins when life is busy. Online meetings can also make it easier to continue work when someone is living abroad, since she accepts international clients.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. Sally lists codependency and related concerns and works with people who prioritise others at their own expense.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines practical techniques from CBT and DBT with attachment-focused discussion and ACT ideas to clarify values and make small changes.
How much experience does she have with relationship and trauma work?
She has seven years of professional experience working with relationship issues, trauma and intimacy-related problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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 at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.