Sharon Shaw , BACP

Sharon Shaw is a psychotherapist with a decade of professional practice and extensive personal therapeutic experience. She studied to master's level and brings ten years of personal therapy to her clinical work, which informs a deep understanding of long-term healing processes. She has authored five books about her journey and is planning to publish them in 2026 as a way to encourage others toward greater self-awareness and emotional freedom.

Sharon works with clients across the lifespan and from varied ethnic backgrounds, drawing particular expertise in relational dynamics, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, narcissistic abuse and behaviour, infidelity, depression and addiction. Her practice also addresses a wide range of life challenges including stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, career concerns and neurodiverse needs such as ADHD. She is skilled in working with complex family situations, adoption and foster care matters, attachment difficulties and diverse sexual cultures including BDSM and kink.

Her therapeutic style is authentic, warm and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sharon combines cognitive-behavioural methods with humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives and narrative techniques to tailor dialogue and treatment plans to each person’s needs. She holds BACP credentials - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and frames therapy as a process of learning, growth and change. Sharon supports people who are ready to move beyond restrictive patterns and finds strength in the decision to seek a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches and online support with Sharon Shaw

Sharon Shaw draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses - this approach can help with attachment issues, relationship difficulties and trust-based concerns. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client’s lead to build self-understanding and personal growth; this method supports anyone seeking greater self-esteem, direction or emotional clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another core tool in her practice, focusing on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress and to develop practical coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Sharon works collaboratively to select or integrate methods that best match each person’s needs, goals and preferences. She tailors conversations and plans rather than using a one-size-fits-all model, encouraging shared decision making throughout treatment.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access support from different locations. These formats can increase flexibility and continuity of care, allowing clients to engage in therapy in ways that suit their daily life and personal comfort while working with licensed professionals and trained therapists.