Sally Gardner , BACP

Sally Gardner is a UK-licensed therapist with seven years of clinical experience and a background as a registered mental health nurse. She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which indicates membership of a national professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Her nursing registration reflects formal training and practice in mental health care, which informs her practical and compassionate approach to therapy.

Sally works with a wide range of concerns, with particular focus on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She regularly counsels couples and offers courses designed to help people find and sustain healthier relationships. Many clients she meets struggle with underlying low self-worth often linked to earlier life experiences, and she places emphasis on exploring past relationships and events to better understand present thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behavior.

She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person, combining sensitivity, respect, and compassion in her work. Sally draws on a variety of therapeutic approaches to address stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addictions, family and parenting challenges, grief, and other life changes. She acknowledges that taking the first step toward therapy takes courage and approaches each client’s needs with individual care and practical focus.

Online approaches for relationship and trauma work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and emotional responding. It helps clients explore attachment histories to better understand current relationship dynamics, closeness, and fear of abandonment. Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s lived experience at the heart of work, offering empathetic listening and a collaborative pace so people can find their own solutions and build self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change responses that are getting in the way of valued goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sally works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust the plan over time to support progress.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexible access to care from home or elsewhere. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity during life transitions or travel, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for each person. Licensed professionals can adapt therapeutic methods effectively across these formats to support ongoing work on relationships, trauma, emotional regulation, and day-to-day coping.