Sharon Palmer, BACP

Sharon Palmer offers a humanistic, integrative approach to counselling. She draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties, low self-esteem and life changes. Sharon is a BACP counsellor with 11 years of experience working in the United Kingdom.

Sharon keeps sessions simple and practical. She listens first, then helps people find clearer ways to think and act. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on small, manageable steps that can reduce distress and improve daily life.

Her work often addresses communication problems, feelings of abandonment, control issues and problems linked to guilt, shame or forgiveness. She also supports people facing isolation, workplace pressures, seasonal mood shifts and questions about life purpose and self-love.

Sharon adapts the way she works to each person. She mixes gentle reflection with tools people can use between sessions. That might include trying new approaches to talking about difficult feelings or practising short techniques to ease anxiety.

Sessions can include discussion of cultural and multicultural concerns and are intended to help people make practical progress. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling is arranged according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling options

Sharon draws on evidence-based approaches to help people manage feelings and change behaviours. Cognitive approaches help identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more balanced ways of thinking; this can be useful for anxiety, social fears and low mood. Person-centred work focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgement, helping people feel heard and build self-trust.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Sharon works with each person to identify goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapts techniques over time as needs change. The aim is to find a practical way forward together rather than following a fixed method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between visits. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, study and everyday life while keeping the focus on progress and practical strategies.