Sally TurleyBACP

Sally Turley is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and grief. She offers a calm, non-judgemental presence to help people talk through difficult feelings. Sally aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone feeling unsure about reaching out.

She draws on 15 years of experience working with concerns such as low self-esteem, depression and relationship issues. Her work also addresses parenting strain, compassion fatigue, anger and major life changes. Sally has experience with ADHD, eating and food-related issues, and trauma and abuse, along with additional focuses such as abandonment, attachment and body image.

Sally’s approach is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then uses tools from different therapies to help people set achievable goals and notice small changes. Techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, while client-centred methods focus on building trust and understanding.

For people dealing with substance misuse or motivation problems, elements of motivational interviewing are used to explore readiness for change. Longer-standing patterns and emotional themes are looked at through psychodynamic and Jungian ideas when helpful. Sally aims to match the method to each person’s needs rather than forcing one style.

Sessions are delivered in a straightforward way, with real conversation and practical steps to try between meetings. People who are unsure what to expect are invited to take the short matching questionnaire and book a first session to see how the working relationship feels.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Many of the methods Sally uses are straightforward and practical. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what feels important, helping people feel heard and understood when they talk about stress or pregnancy-related worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps break down unhelpful thinking and behaviour into smaller steps, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about what they want to achieve, try different ways of working and agree together which tools are most useful. This collaborative process aims to match methods to each person’s goals and comfort level.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. For some people, remote options help maintain continuity during life transitions and make it simpler to attend appointments around work or childcare commitments.