Ivana Sharp , BACP

Ivana Sharp is an integrative therapist based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience working one-to-one in private practice. She draws on a range of approaches to meet what each person brings to the room, whether that is a clear problem such as anxiety, depression or grief, or a more vague sense that something is not quite right. Her style is empathic and sensitive, responsive to individual needs while aiming to help people feel more centred, empowered and alive.

Her training blends humanistic and psychodynamic ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practice. Ivana holds an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, a professional qualification completed in 2015, and she is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. This background supports work across a wide range of concerns, including stress, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, bereavement and depression, and a special interest in neurodiversity, the body-mind connection and ecological or climate-related distress.

Ivana describes therapy as collaborative and relational. She balances genuine personal engagement with an observing stance, offers clear therapeutic boundaries agreed at the start, and encourages curiosity and openness to change. Regular mindfulness practice informs her work and underpins an emphasis on staying with experience as a route to understanding and healing. Her approach integrates holding a compassionate space with practical techniques to help clients explore meaning, reconnect with themselves and develop new ways of coping.

Integrative approaches for online therapy

Ivana draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. CBT is practical and structured, often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress by teaching skills to manage symptoms and test new ways of responding.

She also uses mindfulness-based practice as a core part of her work. Mindfulness helps people to stay with present-moment experience, develop awareness of body-mind connections and build tolerance for strong emotions - skills that support recovery from trauma, anxiety and ongoing life stress.

Ivana’s humanistic orientation focuses on understanding each person as a whole, exploring meaning, values and relationships to support personal growth. This approach is particularly helpful for people seeking deeper self-understanding, coping with life changes, or working through grief and identity concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Ivana works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify which methods best match individual needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts plans as therapy progresses.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and mobility needs, and allow people to engage in therapy from their chosen environment while maintaining regular contact and continuity of care.