Counsellor profile
Garon Sheppard, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - Family and relationship concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction recovery
- Mindfulness practice
About Garon
Garon Sheppard is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of counselling experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger and depression. He also supports those facing relationship strain, family issues, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with self-esteem and life changes.
Garon draws on a mix of conversational and evidence-informed methods. Sessions are straightforward and focused on what the person brings. He uses client-centred listening to understand priorities, then offers practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches and skills-based methods to manage intense feelings.
He is open about lived experience with addiction, homelessness and bereavement, and this informs his practical, non-judgemental way of working. That background shapes how he talks through relapse risks, grief reactions, and rebuilding routines. He helps people translate insight into small, manageable steps they can try between sessions.
Garon also draws on mindfulness practices to help with present-moment awareness and on psychodynamic ideas to look at repeated patterns that cause pain. Where helpful, he uses structured problem-solving to deal with immediate practical concerns like housing stress or navigating separation.
People who want a plain-speaking counsellor will find sessions focused on coping strategies, communication skills and rebuilding day-to-day structure. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then arrange a first session to set practical goals and next steps.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online sessions and how they help
Client-centred work means the counsellor begins by listening to what matters most to the person and follows their lead. This approach is useful for people who need practical support with everyday pressures, relationship strain or grief.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying alternative ways of thinking and behaving. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes because it focuses on specific skills and exercises to try between sessions.
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing overwhelming emotions and improving emotional regulation. It can help where anger, addiction triggers or repeated crises make daily life hard.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to use. That collaborative approach helps match practical tools to the issues a person brings.
Session formats listed in the original profile include online counselling and walk-and-talk work in parts of Oxfordshire. Confirm which options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these formats to help people balance therapy with family and work commitments.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does he help with?
He helps people handle family conflict, communication problems and the strain of parenting responsibilities. Relationship and separation issues are also listed areas of focus.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He works in a client-centred way, listening first and then offering practical tools. Cognitive and skills-based methods are used when helpful.
How much experience does he have?
He has nine years of counselling experience and a longer background working in addictions, homelessness and housing sectors.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is listed with the credential NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile mentions online counselling and outdoors walk-and-talk work in parts of Oxfordshire. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees organised?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.