Sharon Shaw, BACP

Sharon Shaw is a psychotherapist with ten years' practical experience and a BACP credential. She encourages people to look inward and build self-awareness so stuck emotions and restrictive thoughts can be understood. Her manner is warm, authentic and interactive, and she treats people with sensitivity and respect.

Sharon draws on several approaches so therapy fits each person. She blends cognitive behavioural work with client-centred listening and attachment-aware thinking. Sessions focus on understanding relational patterns and how past experiences affect current feelings and choices.

She has particular experience with relational dynamics and different forms of abuse, including sexual, emotional, physical and narcissistic behaviours. Sharon also supports people dealing with infidelity, addiction, depression, anxiety and stress-related problems. She lists midlife crisis among her areas of focus and helps people who are coping with life changes, loss or career shifts.

Her sessions aim to map survival modes and habitual responses, then gently challenge limiting thoughts. Practical strategies may be used alongside reflective conversation to change patterns and improve day-to-day functioning. Sharon emphasises collaboration - the client and counsellor shape the plan together.

Sharon has written about her journey and personal therapy experience, and she draws on that background in her work. She sees people of different ages and ethnicities and offers therapy in English to clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. To start, clients complete an online questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How different approaches guide online therapy

Sharon combines approaches that balance practical techniques with exploring relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioural changes, which can help with anxiety, depression and managing stress. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape present-day reactions and problems in relationships, useful for people who notice repeating patterns with partners or friends.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the therapy itself. Sharon aims to collaborate with each person to agree what feels most useful, and she will adapt the approach as goals and needs change. The plan is reviewed together so the work stays relevant and doable.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuing work through life transitions and makes it possible for people outside the immediate area to access a registered professional.