Sharon Shaw, BACP
10 years in practice
Sharon Shaw is a psychotherapist who blends emotion-focused work with practical talking therapy.
License and registration
- BACP
- 134439 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sharon
Sharon Shaw is a psychotherapist who blends emotion-focused work with practical talking therapy. She offers calm, direct support for people dealing with anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma. Sharon uses clear language and a warm, interactive manner to help clients make sense of difficult feelings.
Sharon trained to masters level and has ten years' experience as a practising psychotherapist. She has also undertaken a long personal therapy process and has written about that journey, with plans to publish in 2026.
Background and approach
Her background gives her a broad view of how emotional patterns develop and how they can be changed. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based work and client-centred principles. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas and hypnotherapy when these fit a person's goals.
Conversations are tailored to what each person needs rather than following a fixed script. Sharon is experienced supporting people with relationship difficulties, abuse and betrayal, grief, identity and sexual concerns, and issues linked to eating, sleeping and addictive behaviour. She also helps with career strain, parenting stress, compassion fatigue and the challenges that come with life changes.
Sessions are offered in English and Sharon works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She aims to create a respectful space where clients can notice survival habits, work through stuck emotions and practise new ways of responding to themselves and others.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and attachment work translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people locate and name the key feelings that drive their reactions. In practice this means pausing to notice emotions, naming them and trying different ways of responding so patterns change.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current needs and fears. It can help people understand why they react strongly in certain situations and practise safer ways of asking for support.
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation that follows the person's pace and priorities. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to tackle specific problems.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, trying different tools and adjusting the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a full conversation, phone can fit a short check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping the focus on progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Sharon help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma. Other areas include grief, intimacy and body image issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her manner is warm and interactive. She combines emotion-focused work with client-centred and cognitive-behavioural techniques.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years' experience as a practising psychotherapist and a long personal therapy history that informs her work.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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