Sally Howard , BACP

Sally Howard is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She holds BACP accreditation and works with people facing a wide range of concerns. Her approach aims to make the first step into therapy feel straightforward and manageable. Sally focuses on common stresses such as anxiety, depression and bipolar mood challenges. She also helps people dealing with relationship strains, intimacy-related worries, grief and loss, and the emotional impact of illness including cancer, fertility and hospice matters. Practical concerns like sleep, eating, work pressure and parenting stress are covered too. Her style is warm and respectful. Sally aims to build a trusting connection so conversations can move at a comfortable pace. Sessions are tailored to each person’s situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Sally uses client-centred therapy which places the person’s own experience at the heart of sessions. That means she listens closely and helps people find their own solutions, rather than prescribing answers. This approach can suit those who want space to reflect and to explore feelings at their own speed. People often come for help with coping strategies and clearer next steps after a session. Sally supports practical problem solving alongside emotional processing. She encourages small, achievable changes and checks in on progress as part of ongoing work.

How client-centred therapy works online

Sally practises client-centred therapy, which starts by placing the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and reflects what is said so the client can explore feelings and make sense of them. This approach helps with issues like anxiety, grief, relationship strain and the emotional aspects of illness. Client-centred work often suits people who want a collaborative conversation rather than a directive plan. Sessions give space to express difficult feelings and to identify what matters most to the individual. The therapist and client then agree small steps or coping ideas to try between meetings. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sally will work with each person to decide whether client-centred methods are the best fit or whether to combine practical strategies for sleep, eating, or panic symptoms. That decision is made together, based on the client’s goals and preferences. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, journalling between sessions or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family and other commitments.