Counsellor profile
Tracy Sharman, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression support
About Tracy
Tracy Sharman is a counsellor and a member of the BACP with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people around stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Tracy writes that she aims to make it easier to talk about difficult thoughts and feelings.
Her approach is conversational and grounded. She uses client-centred methods to listen and reflect. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Tracy includes cognitive behavioural techniques when people want practical steps to manage symptoms. She can use elements of dialectical behaviour therapy to teach emotional regulation and coping skills. Emotionally-focused ideas are another strand she uses to look at how emotions and relationships link together.
Sessions are intended to be straightforward and focused on what matters now. She helps people name feelings, notice patterns, and try small changes between sessions. Work can include planning manageable coping strategies and practising new ways of responding to stress.
Tracy welcomes questions about how she works and what to expect. People are invited to check the available session options before booking. The emphasis is on clear steps, steady progress, and practical support for everyday life.
How her therapeutic approaches fit with online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape present feelings. Online sessions can be used to discuss patterns in relationships and notice how those patterns turn up now. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. This approach can suit people wanting clear techniques for anxiety, low mood or stress. Client-centred work places the person’s experience at the centre of the session. It involves reflective listening and helping someone to find their own way forward.Choosing the right approach is something to do together. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then agree how to proceed. That discussion can include mixing methods across sessions so the work matches what the person needs.
The site notes session formats and practical arrangements on the booking pages. Please confirm which formats she currently offers before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or sessions without being on camera if that helps someone engage more comfortably.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and related concerns such as ADHD and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred with listening and reflection as a base. She also uses attachment ideas and practical CBT and DBT techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional counselling experience in clinical practice.
Which professional body is she with and where does she practise?
She is a member of the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then 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.