Sally Masson, BACP

Sally Masson is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She works with those facing trauma, grief, parenting strains, issues around intimacy and self-esteem, and people adjusting to life changes or living with long-term health problems. Sally also supports people dealing with addiction, anger, sleep problems, career concerns and ADHD-related challenges.

She uses a range of approaches to suit each person. Sally encourages looking at problems in new ways and tries creative options in session. She pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and explores attachment and emotional responses together with the client.

In therapy she focuses on being a steady, non-judgemental presence. Sally aims to help people feel heard and to build a clearer sense of agency. Sessions can include talking through painful memories, exploring patterns in relationships, and practising ways to manage strong feelings.

Sally draws on methods such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Jungian and existential ideas to guide conversations and exercises. These approaches inform practical strategies for managing distress and rebuilding connection with others.

With ten years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP, Sally works with people across a broad range of life and emotional challenges. She invites prospective clients to consider what they want from therapy and to begin with a short matching process to find the right fit.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and patterns. It helps people understand closeness, trust and fears of rejection, which can be useful when working on relationship or intimacy concerns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, focuses on practical skills for handling intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping. It is often used when people struggle with strong anger, anxiety or self-regulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy aims to map and change the emotional responses that occur in close relationships and can help with rebuilding connection and resolving recurring conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before, and together they will try ways of working that feel suitable. That conversation usually happens early on and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to access therapy during work breaks or from different locations, and therapists can adapt exercises and skills practice to suit the online setting.