- Stress and anxiety
- LGBT related concerns
- Trauma and grief
About Sharon
Sharon Boyd is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and NCPS, with 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, those facing LGBT-related concerns, and individuals coping with trauma, abuse, grief and depression. Sharon frames her work around clear, practical conversations rather than abstract theory.
Her sessions focus on what a person is dealing with now. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try small, manageable changes. Sharon draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and test new behaviours.
She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods to explore relationships and how early experiences shape current responses. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are introduced when emotional regulation or intense mood swings are an issue. Her style is straightforward and collaborative; she helps people map options and choose what to try next.
Sharon has worked across a range of difficulties that include abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, and dissociation. She supports people dealing with commitment, control and communication problems too. Practical coping strategies and focused conversation are central to her approach.
To begin, she asks about the immediate problem and what the person wants to do differently. Sessions move at a practical pace, using exercises and reflections that can be taken into daily life. Her aim is to help people make clearer choices about the next step, not to promise quick fixes.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and quietly commit to actions that reflect their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and low mood by focusing on small, value-led steps rather than arguing with every thought. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers concrete experiments to change patterns that fuel anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk with a person about their immediate concerns, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is revisited as progress is made so the client and therapist can adjust what they do together.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact formats available before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel. It can also be practical when someone prefers not to use video or needs a simpler setup. Registered and accredited professionals adapt ACT and CBT exercises for remote sessions so the same techniques can be practised between meetings.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, and related issues such as attachment and body image.
How would she approach feeling stuck or unsure of direction?
She uses practical conversation and techniques from ACT and CBT to identify unhelpful patterns and test small changes that fit daily life.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
She brings 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom addressing the listed concerns.
What professional registrations does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are used for therapy?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.