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Sally Lawrance

Sally Lawrance, BACP

Counsellor - Anxiety and relationships

United Kingdom

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Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 405656
Experience
3 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom
  • Attachment based
  • Client centred
  • Psychodynamic

About Sally

Sally Lawrance is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety and relationship concerns along with self-esteem, career worries, parenting strains, grief, trauma and related issues including panic attacks and undiagnosed ADHD.

Sally draws on how childhood and upbringing can shape current patterns. She looks at how those patterns affect daily life and relationships. Sessions focus on what the client brings, with space to look more deeply or to try different perspectives. Conversations are based on listening and helping people find ways to cope and manage.

She uses an integrative way of working that includes attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening alongside psychodynamic thinking. That mix helps when people want to understand roots of avoidance, abandonment worries or repeated relationship difficulties. It can also help with practical problems like panic, sleep disruption and work stress.

Sally has experience supporting people through divorce, family conflict and communication problems. She also works with issues such as guilt, shame, impulsivity and forgiveness. People who are questioning gender or dealing with identity and cultural matters are within her scope of work.

Sessions are arranged by scheduling a first appointment after a short matching questionnaire. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and where those patterns come from. Online sessions can examine how past connections shape current fears of abandonment or avoidance and help people notice repeated interaction styles.

Client-centred work focuses on careful, non-directive listening. In online conversations this often means the counsellor follows what the client brings, offering reflections and space to understand feelings and choices in daily life.

Psychodynamic ideas involve exploring how earlier experiences influence present behaviour and emotional responses. That approach can be useful for persistent anxiety, recurring relationship problems and difficulties with self-esteem.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and try ways of working that fit the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and may change over time as different issues are addressed.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it easier to schedule appointments around work, childcare or other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, career worries, grief, trauma, panic attacks and related problems such as ADHD and parenting strains.

What is her therapeutic style?

She works in an integrative way, using listening and exploration. Sessions mix looking at early life influences with focusing on day-to-day coping and perspective shifts.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience as a counsellor and has worked with a range of issues from work stress to attachment and relationship problems.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted, so sessions are only offered to clients within the stated area.

How are sessions paid for?

Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session to get started.

Sally LawranceBACP

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