Sheila Wassell, BACP

Sheila Wassell is a humanistic counsellor with 18 years of experience who works eclectically and brings creativity into therapeutic practice. She invites clients to explore their thoughts and feelings beneath the umbrella of a trusting therapeutic relationship, offering empathic support that helps people reconnect with their own strengths and resources.

Working with multiple mediums, Sheila encourages clients to experience a greater sense of empowerment and control so they can move toward increased autonomy. Her approach focuses on practical ways to work through the challenges that affect everyday life, supporting clients to identify steps that improve coping and decision making.

Sheila is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and practices in line with their ethical guidelines. Her aim is to provide a collaborative, respectful space where clients can discover new ways to address the issues that matter most to them.

Attachment-focused and client-centered online therapy

Sheila combines attachment-based and client-centered approaches to create a gentle, collaborative online therapy experience. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relational patterns affect feelings and behaviour and can be helpful for issues such as relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related distress. Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work - the therapist offers empathic understanding and support to help people find their own solutions and increase self-awareness.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Sheila works together with clients and with licensed professionals when appropriate to identify the methods that best fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the work as understanding deepens.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule appointments and maintain continuity of care. These options help people access consistent support from wherever they are and with formats that suit different communication styles.