About Sharon
Sharon Gallagher is a counsellor with 24 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and she offers practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Sharon aims to meet each person where they are and build a plan that suits their situation.
Sharon listens with respect and sensitivity. She adapts conversations and techniques to what a person needs most. People come for short-term problem solving and for longer work on deeper issues, and she balances both depending on the situation.
Background and approach
Her work covers trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family problems, sleep difficulties and anger management. She also supports people with mood conditions such as bipolar and with life changes like separation or coping after illness. Sharon mixes practical approaches with reflective listening.
She uses client-centred methods to follow a person’s pace and CBT to help change unhelpful thinking and behaviours. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness are used when suitable, alongside solution-focused ideas for concrete steps forward. Sessions can be arranged to fit into busy lives.
Sharon will work collaboratively to set clear, achievable goals and to review progress. She aims to be responsive and to reply promptly to messages, usually on the same day. Her practice serves people in the United Kingdom and international clients in English.
The approach is straightforward, compassionate and geared towards real-life change.
How these approaches work online and what to expect
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor follows the person’s pace, reflecting feelings and priorities to create a trusting working relationship. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of their experience and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that maintain distress and helps people try new ways of thinking and acting. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and stress because it breaks down problems into manageable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will usually start by talking about what matters most and try a few ways of working to see what fits. Together they set goals and review progress, adjusting methods as needed so the therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face from different locations, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when you do not want to be on camera, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family, work and other commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical coping skills.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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