Sally Willsher , BACP

Sally Willsher is a UK-licensed therapist with 16 years of professional experience and more than 2,200 counselling hours. She has worked in management roles including Counselling Service Manager and Counselling Student Placement Manager, and she is a qualified supervisor who supports other practitioners in their professional development.

Sally has extensive experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, resolve family conflicts, and navigate grief, loss, and major life changes. She also works frequently with unpaid carers, addressing the complex feelings that can arise such as resentment, guilt, and frustration. Her practice is informed by this broad clinical experience and by ongoing professional development to remain current with continuing professional development training and counselling legislation.

In sessions Sally aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly. She recognizes that taking the first step toward therapy takes courage and seeks to support people through that beginning phase. Sally holds membership of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Sally uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. This approach helps people understand recurring difficulties with closeness, trust, abandonment, and attachment issues, and it can be especially helpful in work on relationships and family dynamics.

She also employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, a practical approach that examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. CBT is commonly used to address stress, anxiety, and unhelpful thinking patterns while teaching skills for coping with life changes.

Mindfulness Therapy is incorporated to support emotional regulation and present-moment awareness. Simple mindfulness practices can help reduce rumination and support calmer responses to everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sally works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy in Sally’s practice is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to access support from different locations, and allow clients to choose the format that fits their lifestyle and comfort level.