Bethany Sharpe, BACP

Bethany Sharpe offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people facing grief, low self-esteem, depression, or big life changes. She meets each person where they are and works at a pace that feels manageable. Her first aim is to help someone feel heard and understood so they can start to make sense of what’s happening. Bethany uses a client-centred approach that puts the person’s experience at the centre of therapy. That means sessions focus on empathy, genuine listening, and helping clients follow their own pace. She adapts her way of working to suit what the individual needs in the moment. Over three years of practice, Bethany has supported people with intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, body image and eating-related struggles, and the emotional effects of divorce and separation. She also addresses mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and feelings of isolation. Practical themes often come up in sessions, such as improving communication, managing guilt and shame, and finding life purpose. Bethany helps people talk through difficult emotions connected to pregnancy and childbirth, sexuality, forgiveness, and self-love. Bethany is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers therapy in English and works with people in the United Kingdom. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on helping someone take workable steps forward.

How client-centred therapy translates online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than the problem. The counsellor offers empathy, acceptance and genuine listening so a client can make sense of feelings and choices. This approach can help with grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship concerns and many life changes. Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to use more conversation, reflective listening or practical strategies so sessions match the client’s needs. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when a quieter, less visual check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, note-taking between sessions or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options give flexibility for different routines and comfort levels. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the client-centred approach across these formats to help people make steady progress from wherever they are located.