About Garon
Garon Sheppard helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger and depression. He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, bipolar challenges and major life changes. Garon works with a practical, down-to-earth style that aims to make each session feel straightforward and useful.
Garon brings nine years of counselling experience and a long history working in the addictions, homelessness and housing sectors. He holds NCPS, which is shown as NCPS in his credentials.
How Garon works
That background informs a calm, non-judgemental approach rooted in real-world experience. In sessions he uses a mix of client-centred listening and goal-focused techniques. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to tackle unhelpful thinking and dialectical behaviour tools for emotional regulation.
Mindfulness practices are used to help people manage stress and stay present. Garon also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Together with the person he works to identify triggers and create practical steps for change.
Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to achieve. Therapy can be offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Conversations aim to build coping skills, reduce distress and increase confidence in handling life events.
Garon practices in the United Kingdom and works in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and times are scheduled to fit around the client. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Garon lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Garon works with
The areas below are the ones Garon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches shape online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting feelings and helping them find their own solutions; this is helpful for emotional distress and life decisions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and short tasks to change unhelpful thoughts and reduce anxiety or low mood.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving interactions with others. It includes techniques for regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adapt as work progresses. That means sessions can combine listening, skills practice and problem-solving based on what helps most.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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