About Sheila
Sheila Burrowes offers a person-focused counselling style that centres on each individual's needs. She uses a mix of approaches and adapts them to the pace and situation of the person she is working with. Sheila holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which guides her professional standards.
She listens first and then helps people find what makes sense for them. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical, so conversations cover what is happening now and what might be helpful next.
How Sheila works
Common topics include stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. Sheila also supports people facing addiction, trauma, bereavement and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She offers help with work-related pressures, career crossroads and life changes such as separation or loss.
Additional focus includes concerns linked to ageing, blended families, cancer and long-term health challenges. Her approach brings together client-centred work, mindfulness, narrative and psychodynamic ideas. That mix allows exploration of current struggles and the personal stories behind them.
Sessions can be used to process feelings, identify patterns and try new ways of coping. Sheila has five years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. Conversations are held in English and she is available to work with people internationally.
To begin, people select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling sessions.
Sheila lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Sheila works with
The areas below are the ones Sheila selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Sheila's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work and focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to them. It helps with issues like anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck by creating space to talk and reflect. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing techniques to reduce rumination and manage stress, useful when anxiety or intense emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Sheila treats this as a collaborative effort. She will discuss options with each person, try methods that suit their goals and adjust the way she works as therapy progresses. That way the plan evolves around the client rather than fitting them to a method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, live chat can be useful for focused check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family routines while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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A practical next step
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