Sally Willsher, BACP

Sally Willsher is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 16 years of professional experience. She has completed over 2,200 counselling hours and has acted as a counselling service manager and a student placement manager. Sally also offers clinical supervision.

Sally helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties and grief. She also supports those coping with big life changes and the pressures of unpaid caring. Blended family issues are among the topics she addresses when people are negotiating new household roles and loyalties.

In session she combines several approaches to match what a person needs at the time. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships and on cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Mindfulness and solution-focused steps are used for short-term practical change.

Her background includes running counselling services and supervising students, which gives her practical experience of different settings and common presenting problems. She keeps up with continuing professional development and current counselling legislation.

Sally understands that starting therapy can feel difficult. Early meetings focus on clarification of the issues and agreeing reasonable goals. Sessions tend to be straightforward conversations with practical reflections and small, manageable steps between appointments.

People often come for help with communication problems, feelings of abandonment or difficulty adjusting after separation. She also sees those working through caregiver stress, chronic illness in the family, and body image concerns.