Sally Masson

Sally Masson is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger and the fallout from trauma. She supports those facing depression, relationship strain, grief, addictions and life changes. Sally also works with concerns such as sleep problems, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and career or coaching questions. She has ten years' experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP.

Sally keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She encourages people to reframe problems, try new ways of thinking and build a greater sense of control. When strong emotions like anger feel overwhelming, she helps clients name those feelings and look at how they affect thoughts and actions.

Her approach adapts to each person. She often uses ideas from attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy tools offer practical skills for managing intense feelings and reducing impulsive behaviour.

Sally also draws on emotionally-focused methods to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships. At times she uses existential and Jungian ideas to explore meaning, identity and deeper personal themes.

In sessions she aims to be a non-judgemental witness. The work is collaborative - the therapist and client explore inner experiences together. Sally emphasises small, achievable steps and creative ways to see old problems differently.

Approach and online therapy options

Many of Sally's methods aim to make emotional patterns clearer and more manageable. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and helps rebuild safety in connections. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for coping with intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on how people respond in close relationships and helps shift unhelpful interaction patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Sally works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals and preferences. She adapts the work as understanding grows, and will discuss different routes with each client so they can decide together what feels most helpful.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a quicker check-in during a lunch break. It can also make certain sessions simpler to manage when lower bandwidth or audio-only contact is preferred. Talk with the therapist about practical arrangements and how to shape sessions to suit daily routines.