Sharon Shaw
Healing through relational and practical therapy
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About Sharon
Sharon Shaw offers a warm, interactive counselling style that centres on relational dynamics and emotional healing. She uses a mix of therapies to help people untangle stuck emotions and restrictive thoughts. Sharon writes plainly and invites clients to explore their stories with respect and compassion.
She has a Master’s-level education and ten years of experience as a psychotherapist. Sharon has also undertaken a decade of personal therapy and is the author of five books due for publication in 2026.
Background and approach
Her background informs her focus on how survival modes shape behaviour and feelings. Sharon works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues around intimacy and sexuality. She also supports people facing grief, parenting stresses, career pressures, ADHD, body image and relationship challenges.
She notes additional focus on topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress. Her practice draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, plus hypnotherapy techniques. Sharon tailors conversations and plans to the individual, rather than applying fixed labels or one-size-fits-all methods.
Sessions aim to build self-awareness so clients can understand patterns and make different choices. Sharon emphasises practical change alongside emotional reflection, helping people move from feeling stuck to feeling more in control of their lives.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 134439
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Sharon's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in their own terms.
- 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 works online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace to build understanding and self-direction.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical steps to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours that reduce anxiety or low mood.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through needs, goals and preferences and then suggest ways to combine methods. Together they shape a plan that fits what the client wants to work on.
Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives, for example by making appointments easier to reach around work or family commitments. Online work can also make it simpler to have a shorter check-in or to avoid travel time when needed. The original biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm online and other session options before booking to ensure they meet your practical needs.
Questions and answers
What kinds of issues does Sharon help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related problems, grief, parenting strains, ADHD and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is authentic, warm and interactive, combining reflective dialogue with practical techniques to address thinking and behaviour.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Sharon has ten years working as a psychotherapist and ten years of personal therapy experience, and she has authored books on her journey.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as her recorded credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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