Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Sharon Gallagher is a counsellor with 24 years of experience practising in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and other life challenges. Sharon aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they begin therapy.

Sharon adapts conversations and plans to the needs of each person. She focuses on thoughts and everyday habits as part of the work, alongside practical steps people can use between sessions. The approach is collaborative - clients set goals and Sharon helps them move towards those goals at a steady pace.

Her background includes many years helping people cope with life changes such as separation, illness and career shifts. She also supports those dealing with relationship concerns, parenting strain, sleeping problems and anger. Sharon has a particular interest in attachment and abandonment issues, codependency and communication difficulties.

Sharon uses a mix of established methods including client-centred techniques, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and solution-focused steps. She also offers hypnotherapy when appropriate, tailoring choices to what feels most useful for each person. Practical tools and short exercises are common parts of sessions.

Sharon holds BACP registration, which is shown here as BACP. She works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to fit their schedules.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and make choices about what to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits and teaches practical steps to test and change them. These methods are often used together to tackle anxiety, low mood and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sharon treats this as a joint process and will discuss which methods suit a person's goals and preferences. Together they set small goals and try techniques to see what helps most, adjusting the plan as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and remove travel time. It also allows continued contact for people living abroad, as Sharon accepts international clients. Ask about the session length and frequency when you arrange your first appointment so sessions fit your routine.