Shirley-Anne Bingham, BACP

Shirley-Anne Bingham is a counsellor with seven years' experience working full time in NHS and charity settings. She is a BACP counsellor who takes a person-centred, trauma-informed approach. Shirley-Anne helps people facing common mental health challenges such as anxiety, stress, bereavement and life changes, and she offers practical support around career concerns and self-esteem.

She has developed particular knowledge of trauma and long-term health issues, including chronic illness and cancer. She also draws on experience supporting people through relationship breakdowns, workplace difficulties and menopause-related concerns. Midlife transitions and questions about life purpose are part of the areas she addresses.

Sessions are collaborative. Shirley-Anne aims to build a supportive space where clients decide what is most important to work on. She checks in regularly so goals can shift as understanding grows. This helps keep the work relevant and grounded in what actually helps day to day.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Conversations focus on what someone is experiencing now and on practical ways to cope and move forward. Shirley-Anne also pays attention to how past events and attachment patterns influence current struggles.

People who value a steady, person-led process tend to find her approach useful. She invites clients to set the pace and to revisit priorities as needs change. To begin, users select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Shirley-Anne describes a person-centred way of working that keeps the client's priorities at the heart of each session. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people make sense of their experience so they can decide what to change. It is helpful for stress, self-esteem and life changes.

She also uses trauma-informed principles, which means she pays attention to how past distress shapes current responses. That perspective helps when people bring anxiety, grief, chronic illness or the fallout of relationship breakdowns into therapy. It informs pacing and what is safe to address in sessions.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. The therapist and client discuss what feels helpful, try different ways of working, and adjust as goals shift. This ensures the methods suit the person's needs and preferences rather than fitting them to a fixed model.

Practical benefits of online work include easier fit with busy schedules and the ability to attend from different locations. If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to keep regular appointments and to fold therapy into everyday life.