- Warm collaborative style
- Focus on everyday struggles
- Values and skills based
About Sharon
Sharon Gurr is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people cope with life’s challenges. She integrates tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients notice what matters most. Sharon works in English and is based in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Her practice focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, addictions and codependency. Sharon helps with sleep and eating difficulties, anger and low self-esteem, and practical coping with life changes and chronic health issues.
In sessions she combines client-centred listening with structured techniques. That might mean learning simple skills from cognitive behavioural therapy, practising acceptance and values-based steps from ACT, or exploring attachment patterns that shape relationships. She explains things plainly and works at a pace that suits each person.
Sharon has five years of documented experience supporting people through trauma, family disruption, adoption and foster care concerns, and separation. Her approach tends to be warm and creative, with options for using narrative and expressive exercises when helpful.
People who choose Sharon can expect a collaborative process. She encourages clients to identify small, manageable changes and build on them. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches used in online work
Sharon draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT uses practical exercises and homework tasks to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take small meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult.Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Sharon works collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques so they feel manageable and relevant to everyday life.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Many people find online sessions useful for fitting counselling around work, childcare and other commitments. Online work can make brief check-ins easier, reduce travel time, and allow therapy to continue when schedules or location change. Registered or accredited professionals can help you decide how to shape sessions so they fit into your routine.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Sharon supports people with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship and family concerns. She also works with grief, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, codependency and parenting pressures.
What is Sharon's typical therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centred listening with practical techniques. She uses clear, step-by-step tools alongside reflective, exploratory work.
What background and experience informs her work?
She has five years of documented experience helping people with trauma, family disruption and life transitions. Her work draws on a mix of approaches to match different needs.
Where is this counsellor based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?
International clients are accepted; please confirm any time zone or local regulation questions before booking.
How are sessions charged and what payment model is used?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sharon?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.