Sallie Edwards , BACP

Sallie Edwards is a qualified integrative counsellor with over four years of professional experience. She draws on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural methods to shape a flexible approach tailored to each person she works with. Her practice emphasises the therapeutic relationship, believing that being heard, respected and not judged creates the conditions for honest exploration and meaningful change.

Sallie brings practical, lived insight into family life and neurodiversity, supporting an autistic daughter and managing the day-to-day realities of parenting a child with Tourette Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). That first-hand knowledge informs her sensitivity to issues such as late diagnosis, masking, school attendance, anxiety and friendship difficulties, and how these challenges can affect the wider family.

She works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship and parenting difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions and many life transitions. Sallie offers calm, grounded support to help clients untangle thoughts and emotions, explore how past experiences may still be shaping current behaviour, and identify practical ways to restore confidence and move forward. She holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and adapts her methods to match each client’s pace and goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Sallie works integratively, using client-centred therapy to create a respectful, non-directive space where clients can explore their feelings and find their own solutions - an approach that supports issues such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and parenting stress. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, panic, depression and stress. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to gently explore how earlier experiences may influence current behaviour and emotional responses, which can be helpful for people processing grief, trauma or longstanding patterns of relating to others.

Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process and Sallie approaches this collaboratively. She will work with each person to clarify goals, try approaches that suit their needs and adjust the way therapy is delivered as understanding deepens. This shared process helps identify what feels most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone let people connect from home, while live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter or more frequent check-ins when that suits a client’s routine. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family and other commitments, supporting steady progress over time.