Shona Moncrieff , BACP

Shona Moncrieff is a pluralistically trained therapist and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. Her training enables the use of a range of theories and techniques so that therapeutic work can be tailored to each client's needs. She works with a trauma-informed lens, drawing on experience supporting people affected by trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

Shona also has experience addressing motivation, feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, low self-esteem and confidence issues, and a wide range of relationship and life challenges. She approaches therapy from the view that clients are the experts on their own lives and that many already hold internal strengths that can be drawn on during change. Shona aims to help clients reconnect with those strengths while offering practical and compassionate support.

Shona holds membership of the BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and represents counsellors and psychotherapists across the UK. Her practice emphasizes respectful, person-focused therapy that seeks to meet people where they are and work collaboratively toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take meaningful action even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, overwhelm and struggles with motivation by encouraging acceptance and committed change.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be useful for people working through trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, or issues tied to abandonment and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is decided collaboratively. A therapist will work with clients to identify which methods best match their goals, preferences and presenting issues, and may draw on different techniques as needs evolve.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These options allow therapists and clients to maintain continuity of care while adapting to practical needs such as work, family commitments or mobility considerations, and support sustained progress over time.