About Sharon
Sharon Gallagher is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 24 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and the after-effects of trauma and abuse. Sharon aims to meet each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
She tailors conversations and plans to what an individual actually needs. Across her career Sharon has helped people manage relationship strains, intimacy issues and family problems. She also supports clients coping with parenting challenges, sleeping problems, anger and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with more complex concerns such as bipolar mood issues, abandonment, attachment difficulties and recovery after domestic violence. Sharon uses a range of practical approaches to suit different problems. She draws on client-centred listening to understand what is most important to the person.
Cognitive behavioural methods are used to identify unhelpful thinking and to build concrete skills. She also uses mindfulness practices and solution-focused strategies when these fit the client’s goals. Sessions can address career stress, codependency, communication problems, control issues, or the emotional impact of illness and loss.
Sharon adapts pace and focus so work feels manageable. The emphasis is on small steps people can try between sessions. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
Sharon treats starting therapy as a brave decision and offers steady support while people try new ways of coping and connecting with others.
Approaches that suit online therapy
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's priorities. The counsellor follows the person's lead, reflecting feelings and helping to clarify what matters most so goals can emerge naturally. This approach works well for people who want a gentle, exploratory process.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It teaches straightforward strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviours. CBT is often useful for anxiety, stress and low mood where practical exercises can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will discuss different methods and decide with the client what to try based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include mixing approaches and adjusting pace as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered. Video calls let people work face to face over distance, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports shorter or more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while still using the same therapeutic methods.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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