About Sharon
Sharon Shaw is a psychotherapist with ten years of clinical experience and a Bachelor Accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She writes plainly and compassionately, inviting people to look inward and understand the patterns that keep them stuck. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to build self-awareness that supports practical change.
Sharon helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and addictions. She also works with sexuality and intimacy-related concerns, issues linked to trauma and abuse, and LGBT matters.
Background and approach
Practical problems such as sleep, eating, career stress and parenting strain are included in her practice. Her way of working mixes client-centred listening with cognitive-behavioural exercises and attachment-focused thinking. She uses discussion, reflective tasks and goal-focused strategies to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping.
She also draws on emotionally-focused methods when relationships or attachment injuries are central. Sharon describes her style as authentic and respectful. Sessions are collaborative: she listens, offers gentle challenges and helps people make a plan that fits their life.
She avoids fixed labels and adapts her approach to each person’s needs. She has written about her personal journey and aims to inspire others through that process. Sharon works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English, including to international clients.
To begin, readers are invited to complete the platform matching steps and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sharon is listed here; the rest shows what else Sharon works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sharon’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and supports building different ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s perspective at the heart of the session, with the therapist offering empathic listening and gentle reflection to help people find their own answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical exercises and experiments to try out new ways of thinking and acting.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will discuss what matters most to the client, their goals and day-to-day life, and then arrange an approach that fits. That collaborative process means methods may be adapted over time to match progress and changing needs.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try therapy from different locations and can be a simple way to maintain regular appointments alongside work, family or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of problems does Sharon support?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, as well as grief and trauma-related concerns. Issues around intimacy, sexuality and LGBT matters are also within her focus.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, authentic and interactive. Sharon listens closely, reflects back what she hears and works with clients to set practical, achievable steps.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has ten years of practice as a psychotherapist and ten years of personal therapy experience. She has written about her journey and uses that insight in her work.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
Sharon is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Sharon accepts clients from outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking to know whether online or other session types are offered.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sharon?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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