Sherrie Root, BACP

Sherrie Root is a counsellor who supports people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief and big life changes. She helps with low self-esteem, loneliness and the strain that comes with illness or caring for someone. Sessions are offered in English and are designed to suit the pace each person needs.

She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to build a respectful, non-judgemental space. That means the conversation centres on the person and what matters most to them. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at practical ways to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Therapy sessions focus on helping people understand how past experiences shape current feelings and reactions. The work often involves learning simple coping strategies and practising new ways of responding to stressors. Sherrie aims to help people find small, manageable steps toward feeling steadier in day-to-day life.

Sherrie brings three years of counselling experience and holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her approach is patient and compassionate, and she encourages people to explore things at their own pace without pressure.

People who have concerns about family relationships, attachment, body image, cancer, caregiver stress, communication problems or isolation may find it useful to talk these issues through. The focus is on individual support, helping each person build confidence and practical coping tools for the future.

Approaches that suit remote counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving the person a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk. It helps when someone needs time to understand feelings and build self-awareness. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical steps to change patterns that make life harder. These approaches can be useful for stress, anxiety, low mood and coping with health challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together you can adjust the focus over time as needs change, so the work remains practical and relevant.

The biography notes that Sherrie offers remote and telephone counselling sessions. Please confirm the exact session options when you book to know which formats are currently available. Remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Telephone sessions can be helpful if video is difficult or you prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often find online worklets well for maintaining regular contact and practising new skills between sessions.