Sharon Gunnell, NCPS

Sharon Gunnell offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career uncertainty and major life changes. She presents a calm, unhurried approach where people can speak about what is worrying them. Sharon aims to help clients build practical coping skills and to feel more like themselves again.

She works in a person-centred way and uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy to guide sessions. This means conversations focus on the person's own goals and values, while trying out new ways of responding to difficult feelings.

Sharon encourages small, practical steps that can change how problems affect day-to-day life. Sessions often include talking through recent events, practising new responses, and noticing what matters most to the individual. The emphasis is on usable strategies rather than technical language.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including ageing and geriatric issues, cancer, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life needs, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and midlife change. She also supports pregnancy and childbirth concerns, sexual assault and abuse, women's issues and young adult matters.

Sharon has three years of experience and holds the NCPS credential. Sessions are delivered in English from the United Kingdom. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.

How Sharon's approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, grief and life transitions.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's pace, helping them to feel heard and to find their own solutions for problems such as low confidence or relationship stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Sharon will work collaboratively to decide which methods best match a person's needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust the way sessions are run as those needs change.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. Some people find not being in an office helps them open up, while others prefer a steadier rhythm of weekly meetings, and the therapist will help arrange what fits day-to-day life.