Sallie Edwards , BACP

Sallie Edwards is a qualified integrative counsellor with over four years of professional experience and membership of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She applies a flexible, person-focused approach that draws on client-centered, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral techniques, adapting methods to meet each client’s unique circumstances.

Sallie has worked with people facing a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. She offers practical support for panic and anxiety symptoms, and helps clients explore the patterns that influence their thoughts, feelings and behaviours so they can find clearer ways forward.

Her personal experience as a parent of an autistic daughter, who also has Tourette Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), gives her direct insight into the stresses families can face when supporting neurodivergent children. This background informs her understanding of late diagnosis, masking, school attendance concerns, friendship difficulties and the broader impact on family life.

Sallie emphasises the therapeutic relationship as central to change - creating a space where people feel heard, respected and able to be themselves. She works at the client’s pace, offering gentle challenge and practical tools to rebuild confidence and identify steps toward more manageable day-to-day living.