Counsellor profile
Sharon Strickland, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and stress
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT approaches
- Psychodynamic ideas
About Sharon
Counsellor Sharon Strickland is a BACP member with four years' experience. She works in the United Kingdom and helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, career issues and coping with life changes.
Sharon uses a blend of approaches and draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic ideas. In practice she listens to what matters to the person in front of her and then uses suitable ways of working. Sessions focus on practical coping, thinking patterns, and understanding past influences on present feelings.
She also works with attachment issues, body image, communication problems, control issues and difficulties that can follow domestic violence. Other areas she supports include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, panic attacks, phobias, self-harm, social anxiety and issues faced by young adults.
Sharon aims to work collaboratively. That means agreeing goals and checking what helps as therapy progresses. She uses conversational work, reflections on thoughts and behaviour, and exploration of early patterns that affect current relationships.
Sessions are offered in English in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To start, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the See online counselling options button.
How Sharon uses counselling approaches in online work
Sharon works with Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people feel heard. This approach supports people who need a compassionate listener and time to sort out what matters to them.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and unhelpful thinking patterns and includes practical techniques for coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss options with the person and agree a way of working based on goals, needs and preferences. The plan can change as sessions progress so the work stays relevant.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered online, so please confirm current options before booking. In general online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video, or who need sessions that fit around work or caring responsibilities.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and parenting issues among others.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and psychodynamic ideas and works collaboratively to agree goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with young people and adults.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.