Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Sharon Gallagher is a BACP registered counsellor with 24 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief or the effects of trauma. Her approach is respectful and down to earth, and she works to make the first steps easier for anyone feeling unsure about therapy.

Sharon adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. She listens first, then helps people set practical goals and small steps they can try between sessions. Her work often covers relationship and intimacy-related questions, parenting strains, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem challenges.

She also supports people facing life changes such as divorce or separation, major illness like cancer, workplace or career pressures, and the emotional fallout from disasters. Other areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and personality-related difficulties such as avoidant or dependent tendencies.

Sharon uses a blend of client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and solution-focused work, and she offers hypnotherapy where appropriate. Sessions are aimed at helping people feel more steady, make clearer decisions and cope better day to day.

People who prefer warm, practical counselling often find her style helpful. She emphasises collaboration and clear next steps so progress feels manageable. To begin, follow the site’s process to match and schedule a session.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental way of talking. The therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the person, helping them make sense of feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. These tools can help with anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, and together they will try different ways of working until something fits. This collaborative stance means treatments can be adapted over time as needs change.

Check which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when that helps. It also makes it simpler to continue work if someone is living abroad, as international clients are accepted. Registered or accredited professionals can help tailor sessions so they fit practical schedules and personal rhythms.