Shaun Gordon , BACP

Shaun Gordon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He holds an FdSc in person-centred counselling from Brighton University and is working towards a BSc in the same subject. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Shaun aims to make reaching out as easy as possible. He offers a warm, accepting space and works in partnership with people to follow their goals. He checks in regularly so sessions stay aligned with what the client needs and expects.

His practice focuses on common and painful issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. He also helps with relationship and family difficulties, intimacy-related worries, anger, self-esteem and career concerns. There is additional focus on trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and matters connected to adoption and foster care.

Shaun uses person-centred ways of working alongside mindfulness, solution-focused methods, somatic work and trauma-focused approaches. In practice this means listening carefully, offering practical steps, using body-aware techniques and attending to the impact of difficult events. He adapts the mix to each person as they move through therapy.

He has worked in both voluntary and private settings, and has experience designing and facilitating recovery and support groups. Shaun has also worked within mental health services and contributed to community mental health projects. He offers sessions in English and does not take international clients.

Approaches and online counselling options

Shaun blends person-centred work with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to support people online. Person-centred therapy focuses on understanding each person as an individual and creating a non-judgemental space to talk through problems. Mindfulness-based methods teach simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce stress and manage anxiety. Solution-focused work looks at small, practical steps and goals to help people move forward quickly.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shaun will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which combination of methods to try and adjust the approach as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions or times when typing feels easier. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caring duties and daily life.