Shaun Underwood
Empathic counsellor for practical coping strategies
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About Shaun
Shaun Underwood helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. He also supports those facing grief, addiction, parenting challenges, work-related stress, trauma and difficulties with self-esteem. Shaun is based in the United Kingdom and offers his counselling service worldwide.
He holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Shaun describes his style as warm and interactive. He aims to treat people with empathy, respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative - Shaun listens first, then works with each person to find practical steps forward. He uses a flexible approach rather than one fixed model. Shaun draws on client-centred work and mixes in techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based ideas and dialectical behaviour therapy when helpful.
He tailors choices to match each persons needs and goals. In sessions Shaun focuses on discovering tools and coping strategies that fit each person's life. That might include short skills practice, looking at unhelpful thinking, or exploring attachment patterns that affect relationships.
He aims for clear, manageable steps rather than vague plans. Shaun has four years' experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, bereavement and long-term health challenges. He works remotely as well as in person and offers sessions to people across different countries.
To begin, clients are invited to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 395505
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Shaun's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Shaun works with
Everything Shaun lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shaun lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 Shaun works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shaun treats this as a collaborative process and will help you decide which methods fit your goals and preferences. He draws on different approaches as needed rather than sticking to a single model.
The profile notes Shaun offers remote work, including video, telephone and live chat, though you should confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when helpful. It also allows continued support for people who live in other countries. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly adapt exercises and practical tools for use in remote sessions so progress can continue between meetings.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does Shaun support?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting difficulties, addiction, grief, trauma, self-esteem and related concerns listed on his profile.
What is his overall counselling style?
Shaun describes a warm, interactive and compassionate style, working collaboratively to find what helps each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years of professional experience working with a broad range of issues including physical trauma and emotional abuse.
Which credential does he hold and where is he based?
Shaun holds BACP and is based in the United Kingdom while offering a worldwide service.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography mentions working both face to face and remotely, including video, telephone and live chat; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shaun?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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