Sallie Edwards, BACP

Sallie Edwards is a counsellor who focuses on midlife challenges and related pressures. She aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth. Sallie wants clients to feel heard and treated with respect so they can speak openly about what is troubling them.

She has four years of professional practice and draws on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches. Those methods are adapted to the needs of each person rather than applied in a fixed way. Sallie places the relationship with the client at the centre of her work and uses a calm, paced style.

Sallie has personal experience supporting an autistic daughter and has practical awareness of issues such as late diagnosis, masking, school attendance, anxiety and friendship difficulties. That lived experience shapes how she listens to parents and carers who are juggling family and health concerns.

In sessions she helps people untangle thoughts and feelings that can feel stuck. She will gently challenge unhelpful thought patterns and work with clients to identify triggers for anxiety or panic, then try simple strategies to reduce their impact.

People might come because they are struggling with stress, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, anger or questions about identity and direction. Sessions are presented as a chance to talk things through without judgement and to find practical ways forward.

Sallie values taking things at each person’s pace and will support gradual steps towards restored confidence and clearer decision making.

How Sallie's approaches work in online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on providing a warm, non-judgemental space where the client leads the conversation and the counsellor reflects and listens. It helps people who need space to clarify their feelings and decide what matters to them.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses straightforward exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking. It can be useful for anxiety, panic and for managing low mood.

Finding the right approach is often part of the therapy process. Sallie will work with clients to identify which methods suit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can mean trying different ways of working until something feels helpful.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video or who need a quieter environment with less background activity. Please confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what options are offered.