Sally Henderson, ACA, PACFA

Sally Henderson is an ACA and PACFA counsellor with 15 years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship strain. Sally aims to help people who are coping with trauma, low self-esteem and the fallout from abuse. She welcomes straightforward conversations and practical steps rather than jargon.

Sally creates a calm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about openly. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to each person and building small, manageable steps toward change. She uses a blend of approaches to match each person’s needs, including acceptance and commitment work and cognitive strategies to address unhelpful patterns.

Her practice also pays attention to attachment issues and family of origin concerns. This can include help with adoption and foster care impacts, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress and codependency. Sally listens for how past relationships shape present behaviour and helps people try different ways of relating.

Practical problems like addictions, eating and food-related issues, drug and alcohol concerns, and gambling are approached with clear goals and routines. She works with clients on communication skills, setting boundaries, and rebuilding motivation and confidence. The focus is on tiny changes that add up.

Sally describes taking the first step as a courageous act. She supports people through separation, domestic violence recovery, dissociation and complex trauma with patience and steady guidance. The aim is to help people move toward a more satisfying everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps people move through anxiety, low motivation and stuck patterns by clarifying what matters and practising small value-based steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful habits and reduce anxiety or compulsive behaviours. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape expectations and responses in close relationships, which can help with attachment issues, blended family tensions and parenting-related stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that suit those needs. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to attend regular appointments around work or caregiving, or to have shorter check-ins when needed. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking so you know what will be offered. Appropriately qualified therapists can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions when they are matched to the person’s goals and circumstances.