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Sheila Wassell, BACP

Online sessions across the UK 18+ years in practice

Sheila Wassell is a humanistic counsellor with 18 years of practice.

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About Sheila

Sheila Wassell is a humanistic counsellor with 18 years of practice. She brings a calm, creative style to conversations and uses a range of approaches to suit each person’s needs. Sheila works in an eclectic way, often combining talking with creative methods.

She aims to create a dependable therapeutic relationship where people can say what they are feeling and thinking. Her focus is on helping people regain a sense of control and find steps they can use day to day.

Background and approach

Her background includes a long track record supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps those affected by trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and compassion fatigue. Other areas she addresses include ADHD, bipolar concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Sheila uses approaches that draw on attachment ideas, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques, alongside emotionally focused and mindfulness methods. These are chosen to match the situation rather than follow a single formula. The aim is to help people spot patterns, try practical changes and build emotional awareness.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP, and follows their ethical guidelines. Sheila offers sessions in English and accepts international clients, working with video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to her and schedule sessions.

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BACP 85031 July 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

What Sheila works with

Everything Sheila lists, in their own terms.

Approaches Sheila lists

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Online support

Sheila often draws on attachment-based ideas, which focus on how relationships shape feelings and behaviour; this helps when someone wants to understand patterns in close relationships and repair emotional disconnection. She also uses client-centred work that places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, helping them to feel heard and to identify their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test small practical changes that can improve mood and daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sheila will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on their goals and preferences. Together they set practical steps and review what works as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read body language and have a near face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to use audio or video. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life for people in different places.

Frequently asked

What issues does she support people with?

Sheila assists with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and coping with life changes. She also works on ADHD, addictions, grief and a wide range of relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

What style of therapy can I expect?

Her style is humanistic and client-centred with creative elements. She blends approaches so sessions focus on what the person needs right now.

How much practical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience working with people on emotional and practical issues. That experience shapes how she adapts methods for different concerns.

Where is she based and what professional registration does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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