Sally Willan

CBT & EMDR Therapist

Sally Willan

Accredited CBT and EMDR Therapist

Pronouns - She/her


Sally Willan is a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and qualified EMDR Practitioner with over 12 years’ experience helping adults overcome a range of anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, and stress-related difficulties. She is passionate about supporting people to live well, drawing on the connection between mental health, nature, and physical activity to enhance well-being.


Hello from Sally

Hi, my name is Sally and I am a Qualified and Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (BABCP) and qualified EMDR Practitioner. I have over 12 years’ experience of supporting adults with common mental health difficulties and also deliver Clinician Supervision to CBT Practitioners. 

I strongly believe in the link between physical activity, nature and good mental health and follow these principles in the support that I deliver to my clients.  

I follow evidence-based interventions and have gained additional specialist training in CBT for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and CBT for Long Term Physical Health Conditions. I am passionate in the work that I do and strive to support more individuals to get well and live well. 

Areas of Specialism

Support people with health conditions and their associated mental health problems, including:

  • Diabetes

  • Chronic pain

  • Cancer

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome/MUPS

Conditions & Difficulties Treated

Commonly Treated Difficulties

  • Anxiety

  • Anxiety - Stress

  • Anxiety - Agoraphobia

  • Anxiety - Generalised (GAD)

  • Anxiety - Panic / Panic Attacks

  • Anxiety - Performance

  • Anxiety - Social

  • Anxiety - Phobias

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Depression - Low Mood

  • Depression - Major

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum anxiety and despression

  • Low Self-Esteem

  • Managing Long Term Physical Health Conditions 

  • Perfectionism

  • Procrastination

  • Sleep - Problems

  • Work - Stress

  • Trauma - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Trauma - Road Traffic Accidents

  • Trauma - Rape / sexual assalt 

Other Treated Difficulties

  • Anxiety - Health

  • Emetophobia (Specific Fear of Vomit)

  • Chronic Fatigue / ME

  • Carer Problems

  • Loneliness

  • Pain management

  • Health conditions - Acute / Long Term

  • Health Condition - Cancer

  • Skin/Hair picking (tricotillomania / dermatillomania)

  • Sleep - Insomnia

  • Life transitions

  • Work - Bullying

  • Work - General Problems

  • Work - Redundancy

  • Anger

  • Menstrual Health

  • Trauma - Childhood Trauma

  • Trauma - Complex PTSD

Therapeutic Approaches & Models

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist

  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

Sally Works with:

  • All adults, across the whole age range from 18 years + 

Professional Training & Accreditations

  • BSc Psychology

  • PGCert Low Intensity Psychological Therapies (2012-13)

  • PGDip High Intensity Psychological Therapies (2015-16)

  • BABCP accredited (membership no. 160062

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based & well researched talking therapy. It is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for many mental health problems.

    It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for many other mental and physical health problems.

    CBT focuses upon how your thoughts and behaviours impact upon your emotions and physical symptoms.

    CBT is collaborative treatment and typically involves doing homework tasks between appointments.

    It aims to teach you to become your own therapist, teaching you tools so you can keep using the strategies and techniques you have learned after you have finished therapy.

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic approach designed to help people heal from trauma and highly distressing experiences. When a person goes through psychological trauma or significant stress, their brain may struggle to fully process the event. This can leave the person feeling "stuck" with disturbing emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations that resurface as if they were reliving the experience.

    EMDR helps to reprocess these stuck memories, allowing the brain to resolve them in a healthier way. This often leads to a significant reduction, or even elimination, of distressing symptoms, improving emotional well-being.

    Recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2013 as an effective treatment for trauma and trauma-related disorders, EMDR has been extensively researched and proven to help with a wide range of psychological difficulties. The therapy follows a structured eight-phase protocol that ensures safety and guidance for the client. During sessions, bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements or tapping—helps the brain process traumatic memories in a controlled and conscious manner.

    Many clients find that EMDR can lead to faster, more lasting results compared to traditional talk therapy alone, making it a highly effective option for addressing trauma and other distressing life events.

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