Sally Pettigrew, BACP

Sally Pettigrew has practised in the United Kingdom for 11 years and holds BACP accreditation. She trained to work with relationships and has been a Relate practitioner for ten years. Her background includes supporting people through relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges.

Sally uses a conversational style in sessions. She adapts the way she works to suit each person and their particular situation. She aims to be respectful, sensitive and compassionate, and she brings a sense of humour when appropriate.

Her experience covers a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and family problems, and issues connected to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. She also helps people facing infidelity, separation and divorce, blended family challenges and communication breakdowns.

Sally can support people dealing with guilt and shame, forgiveness, midlife questions and finding life purpose. Her work also includes panic disorder and panic attacks, women's issues, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.

She will tailor conversations and a treatment plan to each person’s needs. Sally prefers to organise sessions during daytime hours and does not work evenings or weekends. If you are considering therapy, she asks you to select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to begin the scheduling process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Sally draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on relationships and practical change. One approach concentrates on improving communication patterns and helping people learn new ways to talk about difficult topics. This can help with recurring arguments, blended family challenges and rebuilding trust after infidelity.

Another strand addresses trauma and panic by teaching grounding and regulation strategies. These techniques aim to reduce the intensity of panic attacks and to make distressing memories less overwhelming so daily life feels more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sally will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. She will adapt methods in collaboration with each person to find what fits best.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific formats offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and registered or accredited professionals use the online space to offer continuity of care and practical ways to apply new skills between sessions.