Sheila Wassell , BACP

Sheila Wassell is a humanistic counsellor with 18 years of experience who practices eclectically and uses creative media to support people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She offers empathic, nonjudgmental support that invites clients to explore their thoughts and feelings within a secure therapeutic relationship, helping them to regain a sense of empowerment and control.

Sheila works to enable greater autonomy, guiding people to discover practical ways to manage difficulties that affect daily life. Her practice adapts to each person’s needs, drawing on humanistic values and a mix of therapeutic methods to meet complex emotional issues. Creative tools and multiple mediums are often part of her approach, providing alternative ways to express and process experiences when words alone are not enough.

Sheila is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - the professional body that sets ethical standards for counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom, and she practices in line with those ethical guidelines.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Sheila often draws on attachment-based therapy, which explores how early relational patterns influence current emotions and relationships and can be helpful for people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, or relationship difficulties. She also uses client-centered therapy, a humanistic approach that emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and the client’s own capacity for growth, making it well suited to concerns like self-esteem, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another approach she may use to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can support work with anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Sheila collaborates with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape a tailored plan rather than following a single model.

Online therapy with Sheila is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from different locations, and choose the format that feels most practical and effective for the individual.