About Sharon
Sharon Strickland is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She holds BACP accreditation, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sharon offers a calm and approachable presence for people who are finding life difficult or overwhelming.
She listens without judgement and helps people untangle strong emotions and confusing situations. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at a pace that feels manageable.
How Sharon works
Conversations aim to uncover patterns, identify practical steps, and build emotional skills that can be used day to day. Sharon uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps with unhelpful thoughts and practical strategies.
Client-Centred work focuses on being listened to and understood. Psychodynamic ideas support exploring earlier life patterns that still influence feelings today. Typical concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, career decisions and coping with life changes.
She also pays attention to attachment issues, body image, communication and isolation. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions that suit their timetable.
Sharon aims to work collaboratively so people feel heard and able to make practical changes.
Sharon lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Sharon works with
The areas below are the ones Sharon 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
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and accepted. It gives people space to describe their experience while the counsellor follows their lead and supports emotional expression. This approach is helpful for building self-understanding and confidence.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It offers practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and manage symptoms like anxiety and panic attacks. CBT is often used for problems such as social anxiety, phobias and low mood.
Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to patterns that started earlier in life and still affect current relationships and feelings. It can help people understand long-standing issues such as attachment difficulties, guilt and shame or repeated relationship problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as needs change.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is useful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule therapy around work, family and other commitments.
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A practical next step
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