Sally Masson, BACP

Sally Masson is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She supports those dealing with relationship strains, grief, addiction and intimacy-related concerns. Sally also works with parenting stress, sleeping problems, anger, career uncertainty and ADHD-related issues. She brings ten years of experience and a BACP credential to her practice.

Her approach is practical and relational. She pays attention to how people were known - or not known - in their families, and how that shapes current struggles. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships and strong emotions such as anger or shame, helping people name and work with those feelings rather than push them away.

Sally often tries creative ways of thinking about problems. That can mean shifting how someone sees themselves, testing new responses, or telling their story differently. She adapts the work as needed, working with each person to find what helps them feel more in control and more able to make choices.

She aims to be a steady, non-judgemental presence in the room. For some people, being heard by another person is the start of real change. Sally describes the therapeutic relationship as companionship on a client’s journey toward clearer self-understanding and better relationships.

Over time some clients need deeper work, especially when early life left them feeling unseen. Sally makes space for that kind of exploration while also focusing on practical coping skills. Her style balances emotional depth with tools people can use in everyday life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Sally draws on Attachment-Based ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and helps people shift repeated patterns in relationships. DBT offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing reactivity and improving everyday coping.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that feel like a good fit. That shared planning helps tailor sessions so the work is both meaningful and doable.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save commuting time and allow check-ins to be shorter when needed. It can also let people focus on emotional work from a familiar setting and use tools such as skills practice between sessions to support change.