Sharn Stewart, BACP

Sharn Stewart offers one-to-one counselling for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or past trauma. She introduces herself simply and directly, and aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is unsure about reaching out. Her approach is personal and flexible, shaped around each client rather than a single method.

Sharn works in a way that’s gentle and paced to the individual. She helps people make sense of their experiences and the ways they relate to themselves and others. That includes support for ADHD, trauma and the knock-on effects those issues have on daily life.

Sharn describes her work as integrative, drawing on several evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit the person in front of her. She emphasises a person-centred stance, offering a warm and non-judgemental relationship where people can speak openly about difficult feelings and memories.

Sessions focus on understanding what has happened and on practical steps that fit each person’s life. Conversations can cover managing panic, navigating relationship dynamics, addressing shame or guilt, and rebuilding self-worth and purpose. The aim is to help people feel more liberated and authentic over time.

She has seven years of clinical experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sharn works from the United Kingdom and conducts therapy in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Sharn describes her practice as integrative, blending approaches chosen to suit each client. Person-centred work focuses on building a warm, non-judgemental relationship where the client leads the pace and topics of conversation. This helps when people need emotional understanding and space to talk through painful memories or current worries.

She also draws on evidence-based techniques that target symptoms and patterns. For example, approaches that break down anxious thinking aim to identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical coping strategies for panic and social anxiety. Other techniques focus on processing trauma and reducing its impact on daily life by working at a steady, tolerable pace.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy and happens collaboratively. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as progress unfolds. Sharn emphasises moving at the client’s pace and reviewing what works over time.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that is useful. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need a quieter environment, depending on how sessions are arranged.