- Warm and interactive
- Focus on relationships
- Practical self-awareness
About Sharon
Sharon Shaw holds a BACP credential and has worked as a psychotherapist for ten years. She writes and speaks from long experience, and she encourages people to look inward to understand stuck emotions and limiting thoughts. Sharon presents therapy in a warm, authentic way and aims to create respectful space for each person to be heard.
She uses a blend of approaches to match what each person needs. Conversations are tailored rather than formulaic, and sessions often focus on relationships, self-worth, and patterns that keep people feeling stuck. Sharon has particular experience with trauma, abuse, narcissistic behaviour, infidelity and addictive patterns, and she also addresses issues such as codependency and attachment concerns.
Her work includes helping people manage anxiety, depression and stress, and supporting those coping with grief, career changes, parenting strain or caregiving demands. She also offers support around sexual and intimacy-related concerns and body image worries. Her reading and writing on personal change inform how she frames therapy as a process of growing self-awareness.
Sessions are interactive and grounded in practical reflection. Sharon combines elements from cognitive-behavioural ideas, humanistic listening, psychodynamic reflection and narrative techniques to create a plan that fits the individual. She values sensitivity and avoids using limiting labels when possible.
People who choose Sharon can expect a collaborative relationship that focuses on understanding survival responses and building more helpful ways of responding. She accepts clients from the United Kingdom and international clients and works in English.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape how people connect now. It helps with issues like codependency, attachment worries and relationship anxiety by looking at patterns that repeat in adult life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is useful for anxiety, depression and unhelpful habits. It often includes simple experiments and practical tools to change day-to-day reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will help clients choose methods that match their situation and goals. That choice is collaborative and may change as progress is made or new needs appear.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit around work, caring duties or travel. It also allows shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that works better for concentration or bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to maintain continuity of care across locations, which can be especially useful for people who move or travel.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sharon commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma-related concerns. She also works with issues such as grief, intimacy, body image, codependency and relationship patterns.
What is Sharon's therapy style like?
Her approach is warm, authentic and interactive. Conversations are tailored and she aims to listen with sensitivity while helping clients reflect on patterns and choices.
What is her professional background and experience?
Sharon has ten years' experience as a psychotherapist and has undertaken ten years of personal therapy. She has also written about personal development and plans to publish books based on that work.
How is Sharon credentialled and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and Sharon does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sharon?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability as indicated by the service.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.