Sally Henderson, ACA, PACFA

Sally Henderson is an ACA and PACFA counsellor with 15 years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. Her approach is practical and compassionate, aimed at helping people take small steps toward feeling steadier and more in control.

Sally creates a calm space where clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgement. She works at the person’s pace and focuses on what matters most to them. Conversations often include looking at patterns, identifying values, and trying small experiments to test new ways of coping.

Her practice draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, together with attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. This blend helps with issues such as addiction, family of origin problems, body image, and the emotional aftermath of abuse.

Sessions also address practical relationship concerns like communication, codependency and blended family tensions. Sally supports people affected by adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce. She aims to help clients build clearer boundaries and stronger daily routines.

People who come to Sally often want down-to-earth strategies as well as space to make sense of painful events. She encourages realistic goals and regular check-ins so progress is steady and manageable. To begin, clients use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Sally’s approaches work online and in sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s useful for anxiety, addiction and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives hands-on tools to change unhelpful habits and ease symptoms of stress and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in close relationships and helps people build safer, more satisfying ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sally will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques over time if something isn’t helping.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera while still getting therapeutic support. Confirm the available session formats when you schedule so you know what to expect.