Sally Masson, BACP

Sally Masson is a counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, depression and the impact of trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with grief, parenting strain, sleep problems, addictions, career questions and everyday habits like attention difficulties linked to ADHD. Her approach is practical and plain, aimed at helping people feel more in control and able to make change.

Sally explains problems in straightforward terms and looks for fresh ways to think about them. She encourages small shifts as well as bigger changes, depending on what a person needs. When early life left someone feeling unseen, she is prepared to work more intensively to rebuild a sense of being known and understood.

In sessions she pays attention to strong emotions such as shame or anger and helps people talk through those feelings without judgement. Her style is collaborative - she and the client explore difficult material together and adapt the work as it progresses. That listening presence is central to how she works.

Sally uses a range of therapeutic approaches, including attachment-informed ideas, emotion-focused work and techniques that address patterns of thinking and behaviour. She draws on these to help people work on intimacy-related issues, communication problems, boundaries, and self-esteem concerns.

She holds BACP registration, which is shown here as BACP. Sally has practised for 10 years in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Sally’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. It helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment fears or difficulties feeling known by others by examining those relationship patterns and trying new ways of connecting. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving impulse control. It is useful when anxiety, anger or self-destructive urges get in the way of daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name emotions, and to change the ways they respond to emotional pain, which can be especially helpful for intimacy-related struggles and grief.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor the combination of methods to the person's needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together so the plan fits the individual rather than following a fixed programme.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. Confirm which session formats the therapist offers and how scheduling works. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. They let people meet with a therapist from different locations while keeping the focus on the same therapeutic goals and approaches.