Counsellor profile
Sharon Shaw, BACP
BACP psychotherapist - family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment based
- Client centred
- Cognitive behavioural
About Sharon
Sharon Shaw is a BACP psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with ten years' clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, LGBT issues, family and parenting concerns, grief, intimacy problems and related areas. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Her work focuses on relational patterns and how early attachments shape current feelings and behaviour. She explains unhelpful survival responses and helps people notice the thoughts and emotions that keep them stuck. Conversations are practical and direct, with attention to how patterns show up in daily life and relationships.
Sharon combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques. She also draws on emotionally-focused approaches and hypnotherapy where appropriate. This mix is used to help people understand painful repetitive dynamics and to develop different ways of responding.
She has written about her therapeutic journey and uses that lived experience to inform her practice. Clients can expect a straightforward style that values respect and sensitivity while working through difficult material. The aim is clearer self-understanding and steadier emotional responses.
For parents or adults dealing with family strain or parenting stress, she offers focused conversations about communication, boundaries, blended family challenges and caregiver stress. To start, readers are asked to check the site for online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
How sessions work
How attachment, CBT and client-centred work online
Sharon uses attachment-based ideas to map patterns in close relationships. Online sessions can focus on how early bonds affect current reactions, helping people spot repeating cycles and try different responses. Client-centred work keeps the conversation grounded in the person's experience, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help clarify what matters now. Cognitive behavioural techniques address specific thoughts and behaviours, offering simple experiments and steps to reduce worry or unhelpful routines.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapy process. Sharon will work together with the client to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change as questions become clearer or new issues arise.
The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into everyday life. Confirm the exact session formats before booking using the site options, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to attend without travel, allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, and let people choose quieter times that fit family or work schedules. Registered or accredited professionals can use these methods effectively online, and the therapist will discuss what will be most useful during the first meeting.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, LGBT concerns, family and parenting issues, grief, intimacy matters and related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and interactive, combining relational listening with practical work on thoughts and behaviours.
How long has she practised?
She has ten years of experience working as a psychotherapist and has also undertaken extensive personal therapy.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the site’s online therapy options button, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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