Sally Henderson

Sally Henderson is an ACA counsellor and PACFA-registered practitioner in Australia with 15 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by working with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Sally writes plainly and focuses on what clients want to change in day-to-day life.

Her approach draws on practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She also uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening to understand how a person's history affects current choices. Sessions aim to identify patterns, test small changes, and build clearer ways of handling difficult moments.

Sally has worked with a wide range of concerns including alcohol and other drug problems, gambling, PTSD and complex trauma, domestic and family violence, sexual assault, self-harm thoughts, and motivation issues. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, body image and eating-related issues.

In practice she helps people talk through communication problems, codependency, control issues, dissociation, divorce and separation, and family of origin difficulties. Her style is direct and practical, focusing on steps people can try between sessions. She encourages honest conversation about setbacks as well as progress.

People who come because they are unsure what comes next often work on clarifying values, testing new habits, and learning ways to manage anxiety or addictive urges. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to agree goals and next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Sally commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based work. ACT focuses on identifying personal values and practising small changes that align with those values, which helps when someone feels directionless or stuck. Attachment-based therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, useful for relationship problems and self-esteem issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sally treats choice of method as collaborative and will discuss which approaches suit a person's goals and preferences. She and the client agree on goals, try techniques in session, and adjust methods based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins if time is limited, and remove the need to travel. These practical benefits mean therapy can be scheduled around work, caregiving or other commitments while focusing on concrete steps and coping skills.