Sally Self brings a unique combination of professional expertise and storytelling passion to her fiction. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with two master’s degrees from Liberty University—one in professional counseling and another in addiction and recovery—she infuses her narrative with deep psychological insights drawn from years of clinical experience helping teens and adults overcome anxiety and depression.

Operating her own therapy practice in Springville, Alabama, Self has witnessed firsthand the remarkable resilience of the human spirit. Her academic foundation in social science from the University of Montevallo, combined with her clinical expertise, allows her to craft stories that are both historically authentic and psychologically nuanced.

When not counseling clients or writing, Self nurtures her connection to nature through gardening and hiking—activities that inspire the vivid wilderness scenes in her fiction. Her life as a mother of three daughters and her love of entertaining inform the warm humanity present in her writing. Through her work, Self bridges the worlds of mental health advocacy and historical fiction, creating stories that both entertain and heal.