Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Sharon Gallagher is a counsellor with 24 years of experience practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration and has spent her career helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. Sharon aims to meet people where they are and offers respectful, sensitive support as they take steps toward feeling better.

Her work combines practical talking therapy with techniques that suit each person. Sharon uses client-centred methods to follow a person's lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. She also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to build coping skills and set achievable goals.

In sessions she focuses on what matters most right now, whether that is sleep, parenting pressures, relationship difficulties or the long-term impact of a painful event. Sharon can also support people facing health-related challenges such as cancer, and those navigating separation, family conflict or career stress.

She adapts the pace and tools to each person's needs, explaining techniques in plain language and setting simple steps between meetings. Her approach balances practical strategies with open listening so people feel heard and can try new ways of coping.

Sharon works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step will match a person with her availability and the next suitable session time.

How therapy approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following a person's pace. The therapist reflects what someone says, helps them feel understood and uses that as a base for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It breaks problems into small steps and gives practical ideas to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. Sharon will discuss goals and preferences and together they will choose or blend methods that suit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as progress is reviewed.

The biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins at work breaks or making it simpler to continue sessions while travelling. It can also let people use techniques such as guided mindfulness or homework exercises between meetings, helping practice new skills in everyday settings.