Sharon Silver, BACP

Sharon Silver brings nine years of clinical practice in the United Kingdom. She offers one-to-one counselling and a welcoming, non-judgemental space. Reaching out is framed as a strong step towards change and greater wellbeing.

Sharon uses a flexible, integrative style that draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on building a steady therapeutic relationship and practical steps people can use between meetings. Conversations usually cover current struggles such as stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and sleeping or eating difficulties.

Parents and carers who feel overwhelmed or isolated can talk about parenting strain, blended family dynamics and caregiver stress. Sharon also works with concerns around attachment, abandonment, intimacy and relationship difficulties, and with people coping with life changes or compassion fatigue.

Her work includes attention to trauma and abuse, anger and control issues, and common co-morbid problems such as ADHD symptoms alongside mood or anxiety. She uses plain language and small, achievable goals so people can see progress early on.

Sharon is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has pursued further training in supporting women through menopause and draws on that learning when relevant. Her approach aims to empower people to make clearer decisions and to regain a sense of balance.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move a life in a meaningful direction, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful cycles; it is often used for worry, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and can be useful for intimacy, abandonment or communication concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative step helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls are good for fuller conversation and visual connection, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect in writing between meetings. These options aim to make counselling easier to fit around daily life while keeping the focus on steady progress.